Rabbi Yonatan Neril

Founder & Director

The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development

Rabbi Yonatan Neril founded and directs The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development (ICSD). Yonatan is coauthor of the bestselling book Eco Bible, published by ICSD, which shines new light on how the Hebrew Bible and great religious thinkers have urged human care and stewardship of nature for thousands of years as a central message of spiritual wisdom. He has spoken internationally on religion and the environment, including at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, the Fez Climate Conscience Summit, and the Parliament of World Religions. He co-organized ten interfaith environmental conferences in Jerusalem, New York City, Washington DC, and Atlanta. He is the lead author and general editor of three books on Jewish environmental ethics and also co-authored three reports on faith and ecology courses in theological education. Raised in California, Yonatan completed an MA and BA from Stanford University with a focus on global environmental issues, and received rabbinical ordination in Israel. He lives with his wife, Shana, and their two children in Jerusalem.