▁( born ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 ) ▁is ▁an ▁inter fa ith ▁environmental ▁advoc ate , ▁N GO ▁director , ▁and ▁ra bbi . ▁He ▁founded ▁and ▁direct s ▁the ▁Inter fa ith ▁Center ▁for ▁S ust ain able ▁Development ▁( IC SD ), ▁based ▁in ▁Jerusalem . ▁ ▁He ▁co - author ed ▁several ▁reports ▁on ▁sem inary ▁education ▁and ▁e col ogy , ▁including ▁the ▁Report ▁on ▁Fa ith ▁and ▁E col ogy ▁C ourses ▁in ▁North ▁American ▁Sem in aries , ▁the ▁Report ▁on ▁Fa ith ▁and ▁E col ogy ▁Te aching ▁in ▁Holy ▁Land ▁Sem in aries , ▁and ▁the ▁Report ▁on ▁Catholic ▁E col ogy ▁C ourses ▁in ▁Catholic ▁Sem in aries . ▁He ▁also ▁co - ed ited ▁two ▁books ▁on ▁J uda ism ▁and ▁e col ogy , ▁including ▁U pl ifting ▁People ▁and ▁Planet : ▁ 1 8 ▁Ess ential ▁Jewish ▁Te ach ings ▁on ▁the ▁Environment . ▁ ▁He ▁speak s ▁intern ation ally ▁on ▁religion ▁and ▁e col ogy , ▁and ▁has ▁done ▁so ▁in ▁Mor oc co , ▁Italy , ▁Turkey , ▁Canada , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Israel , ▁and ▁Spain . ▁ ▁Career ▁and ▁work ▁ ▁N er il ▁has ▁co - organ ized ▁several ▁inter fa ith ▁environmental ▁con ferences ▁in ▁Jerusalem , ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁and ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁N er il ▁and ▁the ▁IC SD ▁team ▁organized ▁an ▁inter