Shlomo Brody, at The Blogs

Shlomo Brody

Writer and Executive Director of Ematai

Oct 23, 2023, 9:17 PM

Two Soldiers Saved 10 More Lives After They Died

Roi Nahari z"l and Amichai Rubin z"l (Photos Courtesy of the Families)

Two IDF soldiers killed at the beginning of the war saved many Israelis in both their short lifetimes and their deaths. Roi Nahari z”l and Amichai Rubin z”l were killed while fighting in separate locations (Roi in Kfar Aza,...

May 1, 2020, 6:57 PM

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When Shalva chose Shabbat over Eurovision

The members of the Shalva Band, which successfully auditioned for 'Rising Stars,' an Israeli reality TV show. (Courtesy The Shalva Band)

Israel has failed its religious Jews by not doing more to ensure their ability to participate in cultural and sports events

Feb 19, 2014, 6:24 PM

Women and tefillin: A reply to Rabbi Ethan Tucker

Rabbi Ethan Tucker is passionate, thought-provoking, and undoubtedly sincere on the topic of women and tefillin. Nonetheless, I respectfully contend that his article presents an unproductive and misleading basis for re-thinking this issue in three significant ways. The Talmudic Sages...

About Me

Rabbi Shlomo Brody is the executive director of Ematai, an organization that helps Jewish families navigate their healthcare journeys with Jewish wisdom. He previously served as the dean of the Tikvah Online Academy, a senior instructor at Yeshivat Hakotel, and a junior research fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute. He is the author of A Guide to the Complex: Contemporary Halakhic Debates, which won a National Jewish Book Award, and the forthcoming Ethics of our Fighters: A Jewish View on War and Morality, both from Maggid Books. A graduate of Harvard College, he received his rabbinic ordination from the Israeli Chief Rabbinate, his MA in Jewish philosophy from Hebrew University, and his PhD from Bar Ilan University Law School.