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Michael J. Broyde (born May 1964) is a professor of law and the academic director of the Law and Religion Program at Emory University. He is also a senior fellow in the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. His primary areas of interest are law and religion, Jewish law and ethics, and comparative religious law. Broyde has published more than 70 articles on various aspects of law and religion and Jewish law, and a number of articles in the area of federal courts. He also holds a Juris Doctor from New York University, where he was a research assistant to David Leebron, Richard Revesz, and John Sexton, respectively.〔(Emory University Staff Bio: Michael Jay Broyde )〕 He is ordained (yoreh yoreh ve-yadin yadin) as a rabbi by Yeshiva University and was a member (dayan) of the Beth Din of America, the largest Jewish law court in America.〔''Center for the Study of Law and Religion'' (Faculty Bio: Michael J. Broyde )〕 Broyde was the first rabbi of the (Young Israel of Toco Hills ) in Atlanta, GA. He is married to Channah S. Broyde and has four children: Joshua, Aaron, Rachel, and Deborah. Broyde has written books and delivered speeches on Jewish law, Mishpat Ivri and Jewish ethics. His work is frequently cited by other writers on his subjects of expertise, and he is widely consulted on matters of halacha (Jewish law). Over the past few years he has written important articles on hair covering and halacha, military and battlefield ethics in the Jewish tradition, innovation and Jewish law, the 9-11 ''agunot'' in the Beth Din of America, the future of Modern Orthodoxy, as well as many short articles published in many different publications, from the New York Times to the Jewish Press as well as many blog posts.〔''Emory University'' (List of faculty publications: Michael J Broyde )〕 ==Controversy== On April 12, 2013, The Jewish Channel published an (expose ) alleging that Broyde created an alias that allowed him to gain online membership to the International Rabbinic Fellowship. The expose also alleged that half a dozen times Broyde used "internet characters" to post brief comments on the blog "Hirhurim" related to Broyde's own work, and that Broyde had written letters and other rabbinical works using these pseudonyms. After initially denying all of these claims, Broyde admitted to several of these allegations and issued an (apology ). On April 15, 2013, the Rabbinical Council of America granted Broyde an "indefinite leave of absence" from the Beth Din of America as a result of the controversy.〔''Tablet.com'' (Rabbinical Court Drops Michael Broyde ), April 15, 2013〕 On December 19, 2013, Emory University concluded an investigation into Broyde's alleged actions. The committee found that "the conduct did not violate Emory policies that govern allegations of research misconduct".〔http://newsdesk.tjctv.com/2013/12/emory-university-concludes-investigation-of-professor-rabbi-michael-broyde/〕 According to the (committee's public statement ), no action will be taken against Broyde as a faculty member of the University. On February 6, 2014, Broyde resigned from the Rabbinical Council of America, expressing gratitude that the organization waited until the conclusion of the University investigation to begin its own.〔http://www.jta.org/2014/02/07/news-opinion/united-states/rabbi-michael-broyde-resigns-from-rca〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Broyde」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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