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Elya Brudny (born 1948) is an American
Haredi rabbi. He serves as
rosh yeshiva (dean)
[1] in the
Mir Yeshiva in Brooklyn and is a member of the
Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of
Agudath Israel of America .
Early life
Elya Brudny was born to
Shmuel and Rochel Brudny.
[2] As a child, his parents sent him and his brother Abba to
Yeshiva Torah Vodaath .
[3] He later studied in the
Lakewood Yeshiva .
[4]
[5]
Career
Mir Yeshiva in Brooklyn
Brudny serves as a leading
rosh yeshiva (dean)
[1] in the
Mir Yeshiva in Brooklyn , and as the leading member of the
Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah . His opinion is often sought by the
Haredi Jewish community, with his views often being printed in the English-edition
Hamodia ,
[6]
[7] the
Flatbush Jewish Journal ,
[8] and
Mishpacha magazine.
[9]
[10] Brudny is often invited to speak at public events such as the
Agudah convention and funerals,
[11]
[12]
[13] and said the
kaddish at the 2020
Siyum Hashas .
[14]
In 2018, when New York State Education Commissioner
MaryEllen Elia issued a directive to all yeshivas operating in New York to come into compliance with statewide educational standards, or otherwise face the penalty of losing public funding earmarked for record-keeping, school meals and computers, Brudny authored an opinion letter together with
Yisroel Reisman in
The Wall Street Journal opposing these measures.
[15]
[16] The pair later complained about being rebuffed by Elia when they tried to negotiate with her about the measures.
[1]
References
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a
b
c Donn, Yochonon (August 22, 2019)
Rav Elya Brudny Warns of 'Un-American' Regulation of Yeshivos in NY" ,
Yated Ne'eman . Retrieved August 6, 2023.
^ Hamodia Staff (May 13, 2019).
"Rebbetzin Rochel Leah Brudny, A"h" .
Hamodia . Retrieved 22 March 2021 .
^ Borchardt, Faygie (December 15, 2019). "Rebbetzin Brudny Remembers...". Mir Yeshiva Annual Dinner Journal 2019 .
^ Bunim, Amos (1977)
A Fire In His Soul . Feldheim. p. 262.
^ Heschel, Avraham Y. (December 14, 2022)
"The Royalty of Torah" , Hamodia . Retrieved December 3, 2023.
^ Karman, Rabbi Binyomin Zev.
"Torah Guidance For Health Guidelines: A Conversation With Harav Elya Brudny, shlita" . Hamodia.com . Hamodia. Retrieved 22 March 2021 .
^ Karman, Rabbi Binyomin Zev; Heschel, Rabbi Avraham Y.
"Navigating Our National Meltdown — With Torah Guidance" . Hamodia.com . Hamodia. Retrieved 22 March 2021 .
^ Neuhoff, C. (January 21, 2020).
"Detoriation of Malchusa D'ara (The Presidency): Based on a Vaad by Rav Elya Brudny" .
Flatbush Jewish Journal . 12 (3): 40.
^ Brudy, Rav Elya (February 8, 2019).
"It Was There All Along" . mishpacha.com .
Mishpacha . Retrieved 22 March 2021 .
^ Besser, Yisroel.
"No Sitting Out This Battle" . Mishpacha. Retrieved 22 March 2021 .
^
"Agudah Convention 2019: Motzei Shabbat Keynote" . torahanytime.com . TorahAnytime. Retrieved 22 March 2021 .
^ Eller, Sandy (29 April 2020).
"Maspidim Remember Klal Yisroel's Rebbe, The Novominsker Rebbe" . agudah.org .
Agudath Israel of America . Retrieved 22 March 2021 .
^
"Hesped by Harav Elya Brudny Shuly"a. Levaya of Mendy Klein" . vimeo.com . Amudim. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2021 .
^
"Rav Elya Brudny saying the Kaddish after Siyum" . Retrieved 22 March 2021 .
^ Hoffman, Rafael (December 18, 2018)
"Chinuch Crisis: Update from the Frontlines" , Hamodia . Retrieved March 25, 2021.
^ McCluskey, Neal (December 20, 2018)
"Yeshiva Battle Raises Fundamental Question, "What Do We Owe the Children?" , Cato Institute . Retrieved March 25, 2021.
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