Nine and a Half Mystics

Nine and a Half Mystics: The Kabbala Today is a 1969 book on Jewish mysticism by Rabbi Herbert Weiner. The book includes interviews with a number of Jewish mystics and scholars, as well as the author's encounters with various Jewish groups practicing who incorporate mysticism in their religious practice.

Nine and a Half Mystics
Nine and a Half Mystics: The Kabbala Today. Cover detail.
AuthorsHerbert Weiner
LanguageEnglish
Subjectreligion, mysticism
PublisherCollier Books
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Nine and a Half Mystics

Nine and a Half Mystics explores themes on Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism as well as those Jewish groups where the mystical tradition is active.[1]

Weiner, a Reform[2] rabbi, based the book on his travels to various Jewish communities in his search for Jewish mysticism.[3] For many American Jews, Weiner's work was their first exposure to the Jewish mystical tradition.[4][2]

Interviews

Nine and a Half Mystics includes a number of interviews with Jewish mystics and scholars including:

Encounters

In addition to interviews, Rabbi Weiner also travelled to various Jewish communities where Jewish mysticism is incorporated in religious practice. Weiner visited the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in Brooklyn, the Breslov community in New York and Israel, among others.

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See also

References
  1. Kaplan, Dana Evan. Contemporary American Judaism: Transformation and Renewal. Columbia University Press, Aug 13, 2013. Accessed March 7, 2014.
  2. Rabbi Herbert Weiner. NJ Jewish News. Accessed March 7, 2014.
  3. 9 1/2 Mystics: The Kabbala Today Today by Herbert Weiner. Commentary Magazine. Acceded March 7, 2014.
  4. Rabbi Herbert Weiner. The Star Ledger. Accessed March 7, 2014.
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