He was a student at the Collège Freppel in Obernai, then at the Lycée Fustel de Coulange in Strasbourg.
During World War II, he lived in Brive-la-Gaillarde, where he was a member of Rabbi David Feuerwerker's community.
In 1974, at age 60, Neher moved with his wife, Renée Neher-Bernheim to Jerusalem, Israel.
He draws on the image of a suspension bridge to describe human "ontological insecurity and pain" caused by this freedom, which is characterized by a "radical factor of uncertainty".
For this reason it is necessary to concentrate our attention not on the ideas of redemption or salvation, but on "being here in our life".