Rav Elya Brudny admits he pushed Covid propaganda without looking into it

Full article in response: chananyaweissman.com/article.php?id=543

Rav Elya Brudny is a Rosh Yeshiva of Mir in Brooklyn, and a member of the dubiously named Moetzes Gedolei Torah (Council of Torah Greats) of Agudath Israel of America.

The first segment is a propaganda video in which Brudny and other Aguda figures shilled for the Covid Shmad agenda. "...Social distancing, masks, they make a big difference!" Brody declared from on high.

Following that is a leaked recording of Brudny browbeating a community member who attempted to ask him questions. Brudny was extremely dismissive and repeatedly cut him off, hardly letting him get in a word.

The audio quality is not great, but take note of the following stunning statements from Brudny:
1. Without allowing the person to get a question out Brudny declared: "The Rabbonim probably took everything you know into consideration."

2. Deflecting any personal responsibility for the fact that he went on a video, as a Rosh Yeshiva and "Torah great" telling people what to do in life-and-death matters:
“You have to call one of the Rabbonim that was part of the process.”

3. "Once the Rabbonim came to this conclusion I was asked...to promote it. Because I DO trust Rabbonim. I don't think I'm smarter than the Rabbonim...That's why I made the video. They asked me to make a video. Because once I accepted what the Rabbonim said, I made a video suggesting it to people."

Not only is this gaslighting, this is a stunning admission that Brudny was leveraging his rabbinic authority when in reality he was just a mouthpiece, nothing more than a social media influencer. And he stated this as if this was perfectly normal and acceptable, and the caller was out of line.

Brudny then admitted that he didn't even look into anything, he made the video because Rabbi Reisman asked him to, and he fully trusted Reisman. Brudny had no idea what he was talking about, and he's totally fine with that, because he trusted whoever told him what do say.

So who needs Brudny?

This is scandalous.

Aguda is essentially controlled opposition and a bunch of grifters, pretending to defend the Orthodox community even as they sell us out to those who want to destroy us.