Yoshi Silverstein
Mitsui Collective
Yoshi (he/him) is the Founder and Executive Director of Mitsui Collective, which builds resilient community through embodied Jewish practice and racial equity.
Mitsui Collective envisions vibrant, resilient, diverse & equitable Jewish communities that model personal, social, and environmental well-being through Jewish nature connection and embodied spiritual practice.
About Yoshi.
Selected as a 2021 “Grist 50 Fixer” building a more just and equitable future, Yoshi was formerly Director of the JOFEE Fellowship at Hazon and holds over two decades of experience in both Jewish and secular outdoor, food, farming, and environmental education. A Chinese-Ashkenazi-American Jew, Yoshi is also an active advocate and educator in the Jews of Color community. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for Repair the World and is a Senior Schusterman Fellow.
Yoshi earned his Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture at University of Maryland with a thesis exploring Jewish landscape journey and experience, and holds certificates in spiritual entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, permaculture design, and environmental education. He lives in the Cleveland area in Shaker Heights, OH on Erie-Mississauga-Haudenosaunee land with his wife and daughter.