Why is Collaboration Between Faiths Key to a Sustainable Future?
Rabbi Yonatan Neril founded and directs the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development (ICSD), which reveals the connection between religion and ecology and mobilizes faith communities to act. ICSD's Jewish Eco Seminars branch engages and educates the Jewish community by revealing the powerful connection between Israel, ecology, and Jewish values. Yonatan is a member of the World Economic Forum's Faith In Action working group. He authored the bestselling book Eco Bible: An Ecological Commentary on the Hebrew Bible. He speaks internationally on religion and ecology, including at the World Economic Forum in Davos, multiple UN climate conferences, and the Parliament of World Religions. Through his work at ICSD, he engages on the cutting edge of digital storytelling on faith and ecology together with Nas Daily's 1000 Media, a top-tier video production firm. Since 2024, they have created 80 videos, which received over ten million views. In 2023 he initiated and co-organized the first-ever Faith Pavilion at a UN climate conference (COP28 in Dubai), which included 70 sessions with 325 speakers. Yonatan has also co-organized twelve interfaith environmental conferences in the U.S. and Israel. Raised in California, Yonatan completed his M.A. and B.A. from Stanford University where he conducted research on renewable energy in India, and on genetically modified corn in Mexico. He received rabbinical ordination in Israel and lives with his wife, Shana, and their two children in Jerusalem. He enjoys hiking and being in nature.
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