Elya Brudny

Elya Brudny (born 1948) is an American Haredi rabbi.

[2] As a child, his parents sent him and his brother Abba to Yeshiva Torah Vodaath.

[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.