▁a ▁partners hip ▁between ▁science ▁and ▁religion ▁could ▁promote ▁e colog ical ▁sust ain ability . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁work ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁Press ▁Club , ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁N er il ▁acted ▁as ▁moder ator ▁of ▁the ▁panel ▁with ▁a ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim ▁Sh aria ▁Cour ts ▁in ▁Israel , ▁K adi ▁I y ad ▁Z ah al ha ; ▁Rab bi ▁David ▁Rosen , ▁A J C ▁International ▁Director ▁of ▁Inter - rel ig ious ▁Affairs ; ▁and ▁the ▁C ust os ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land , ▁Father ▁Francesco ▁Pat ton . ▁The ▁event ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁key ▁role ▁faith ▁leaders ▁can ▁play ▁on ▁raising ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁the ▁relev ance ▁and ▁ur gency ▁of ▁cur bing ▁climate ▁change ▁and ▁ach ieving ▁environmental ▁sust ain ability .. ▁The ▁three ▁authorities ▁agreed ▁with ▁N er il ▁on ▁the ▁need ▁of ▁putting ▁aside ▁religious ▁and ▁ide ological ▁differences ▁for ▁the ▁well be ing ▁and ▁future ▁of ▁our ▁“ common ▁home ”. ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁and ▁views ▁N er il ▁lives ▁in ▁Jerusalem ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁children . ▁N er il ▁writes ▁frequently ▁on ▁religion ▁and ▁e col ogy , ▁climate ▁change , ▁and ▁environmental ▁sust ain ability , ▁including ▁for ▁blog s ▁on ▁The ▁H uff ington ▁Post ▁and ▁The ▁Times ▁of ▁Israel . ▁He ▁has ▁emphas ized ▁how ▁the ▁climate ▁crisis ▁is ▁as ▁much ▁e colog ical ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁spiritual , ▁and ▁how ▁in ▁our ▁times , ▁living