About
Tanhum Yoreh is an Associate Professor at the School of the Environment, University of Toronto. His research bridges religion and environmentalism, focusing on faith-based environmental ethics, religio-legal approaches to ecological protection, and consumption patterns in religious communities.
- Education: PhD in Humanities (York University), MA in Geography (Hebrew University), BA in Environment (McGill University).
His work explores the intersection of religious traditions with environmental action, including studies on Shemitah (agricultural sabbatical in Israel), waste reduction in Ultra-Orthodox communities, and the role of moral language in conservative environmentalism. Recent publications analyze eco-theological frameworks, plastic regulation in faith-based settings, and soft policy interventions.
Key trends in his research include comparative analysis of faith-based and secular environmentalism, religio-legal frameworks for sustainability, and grassroots waste management practices in religious contexts. His 2024 work on Shemitah and 2022 studies on plastic regulation highlight these themes.
- Scientific Awards:
- 2025 SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant
- 2021 SSHRC Insight Development Grant
- 2020 Best Book Award (Canadian Jewish Literary Awards, Jewish Thought and Culture)
Yoreh supervises MES students in faith-based environmentalism and serves as A&S Experiential Learning Faculty Fellow. His courses include ENV382 – Waste Not, Want Not: Stories of Wastefulness in Religion and Society and ENV421 – Environmental Research.
