Elya Brudny
Eliyahu Brudny is an American Haredi rabbi and rosh yeshiva. He serves as "maggid shiur" 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. As a child, his parents sent him and his brother Abba to Yeshiva Torah Vodaath. Career. Brudny serves as a leading rosh yeshiva in the Mir Yeshiva in Brooklyn, and as a 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, the Flatbush Jewish Journal, and Mishpacha magazine. Brudny is often invited to speak at public events such as the Agudah convention and funerals, and said the kaddish at the 2020 Siyum Hashas. 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. Personal life. Brudny's brother Abba became the principal of Yeshiva Rabbi Jacob Joseph in Edison, New Jersey, and later served as "rosh kollel" of the Edison Community Kollel before accepting his current post as a "mashgiach ruchani" (spiritual supervisor) at Beth Medrash Govoha.