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.
Rabbi Elya Brudny | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | Eliyahu Brudny |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | American |
| Parents |
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| Denomination | Haredi |
| Alma mater | Yeshiva Torah Vodaath |
| Position | Maggid Shiur |
| Yeshiva | Mir Yeshiva in Brooklyn |
| Organisation | Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah |
Early life
editElya 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
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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
edit- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Brudny, Elya and Reisman, Yisroel "New York State Targets Jewish Schools: Albany Bureaucrats Want to Commandeer our Curriculum. We Won't Have It" The Wall Street Journal.
- Rabbi Elya Brudny's lectures on TorahAnytime.com
- Rabbi Elya Brudny's lectures on Torahdownloads.com