Yehuda’s education is very diverse. Prior to his college career, he studied several Jewish subjects at the yeshiva Mercaz HaRav Kook. He has a B.S. and an M.S. in physics from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He also has a multidisciplinary PhD with a dissertation called Development Templates in Rabbi Nachman of Braslav’s Stories – a Complex Dynamic Approach. On top of that, he has received training for NGO leadership.

• “Politics and Interfaith Encounter in the Holy Land”, in: Euro-Mediterranean Meeting on Religious Diversity Management, 15–17 December 2008, Barcelona, Spain.

• “Religion as a Reform Mechanism”, in: Religions and Reforms – International Conference Under the Patronage of HRH Prince El Hassan Bin Talal, 29–30 January 2007, Dead Sea, Jordan.

Along with his directorship at IEA, he also retains a membership with the Advisory Board of the Foundation for Interreligious Diplomacy, a status as founder of The Future Shapers Institute, a consultancy to the EUREPA Suisse SA and the Saint Nicholas Foundation. He also is a member of the Standing Committee of “The Trialogue of Cultures” of the Herbert Quandt Foundation. Yehuda was also awarded the 2006 Prize for Humanity by the Immortal Chaplains Foundation. As described, this award honors those who “risked all to protect others of a different faith or ethnic origin”.

• “Interreligious Prevention and Mediation of Conflicts in Urban Areas – the Interfaith Encounter Association”, in: “Congress on Religions and cultural Diversity: Mediation towards Social Cohesion”, 18–20 December 2006, Barcelona, Spain.

• “RELIGION: NOT THE PROBLEM OF THE MIDDLE EAST BUT MAY BE A SOLUTION”, in: “International Conference on Education for Peace & Democracy”, 19–23 November 2006, Antalya, Turkey.

• in Sabanci University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Conflict Analysis and Resolution; 20 November 2006, Istanbul, Turkey.

• “The Interfaith Encounter Approach”, in “Making Visions come true” – the IX. Nuerenberger Forum, 26–29 September 2006, Nuerenberg, Germany.

• “Building Human Peace through Interfaith Dialogue” – in “Religion and State” and “Media” seminars at the School of Law in Tel Aviv University, 9 December 2003 and 5 January 2005.

• “Self-education for Peace Through Interfaith Dialogue”, in “Alternative peace Education in a Violent Conflict” – Annual conference of the peace Education Forum, The Truman Institute – the Hebrew university of Jerusalem, 21–22 October 2003.