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Shiurim on Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer by Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
By Rabbi Reuven Chaim KleinReligion & Spirituality
Shiurim on Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer by Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein episodes
- Episode 13: Chapter 7b - The Creation of the World (Day Four)The Disappearing and Reappearing Moon / International Dateline in Halacha / How to Escape the Fate of Mazalot / Every 84 Years the Sun and the Moon line up like when they were created / Cosmic Implications of Eclipses / Rabbi Nehorai = Rabbi Meir / Waxing and Waning Through the Clouds1 hr 3 min
- Episode 12: Chapter 7a - The Creation of the World (Day Four)Souls of the Sun and Moon / Calculating the Molad According to Shmuel and Rav Ada / Machzor Katan and Machzor Gadol / 1080 Parts (Chalakim) of the Halachic Hour / The Mazalot in the Lunar Month / The Shift of the Molad from Year to Year / Egel and Fallen Angels in the North / Reconciling the Solar Year with the Lunar Year1 hr 1 min
- Episode 11: Chapter 6b - The Creation of the World (Day Four)Birkas HaChamah and the Spring Equinox / Defining Big and Small / 366 Windows and Doors for the Sun to Shine Through / In which direction is God's Holy Presence (Shekhina)? / The Sun - Happy to be in Service / Taking a Bow / Is the Midrash geocentric or heliocentric? / Persuing Money not Wisdom / The Sun's Chariot1 hr 8 min
- Episode 10: Chapter 6a - The Creation of the World (Day Four)The Sun and the Moon as Equals / The Cosmic Ramifications of their fallout / 7 Moving Stars (Planets) and 7 Days of the Week / Etymology of "Star" (Esther, Ishtar, Astarte) / Astronomy vs. Astrology / Yosef, Mercury, and Yesod / Making Kiddush under the influence of Mars / 12 Signs of the Zodiac (Mazalot) and the 12 Months of the Year / Bet Alpha Synagouge / Why is Mazal not considered Avodah Zarah? / Solar Months / Why is Birkat HaChamah once every 28 Years?1 hr 20 min
- Episode 9: Chapters 6-7 - Guest Shiur by Rabbi Boruch KolodnyIntroduction to the Astronomy and Astrology of Pirkei de-Rabbi Eliezer36 min
- Episode 8: Chapter 5 - The Creation of the World (Day Three)Sand as the border between Sea & Land / Making Mountains (Patriarchs) and Hills (Matriarchs) / Plates atop Molten Lava / Opening to Gan Eden / Setting the Table before the Meal / Cycle of Precipitation-Evaporation-Condensation / 30 Days as the Maximum Interval for Intimacy / Impregnating the Land1 hr 13 min
- Episode 7: Chapter 4b - The Creation of the World (Day Two)The Byzantine Empire and Outlawing Kriyas Shema2 min
- Episode 6: Chapter 4a - The Creation of the World (Day Two)Firmament = Outer Space / When were angels created? / Creation of Fire / Four Classes of Angels / The Meaning of Chashmal / Punishing the Angels with a Pulsa Denura / The True Color of Techelet / What are Cherubim, Ophanim, Chayot, and Seraphim? / Four Faces on The Throne of Glory / Cloud-riding Baal in Ugaritic Literature / The Source of the Dinor River of Fire / What do angels do with their wings? / Angelic Kedushah and Human Kedushah / Saying Shema during Mussaf / Reciting Kedushah at Schlossburg1 hr 26 min
- Episode 5: Chapter 3b - The Creation of the World (Day One)What was created on the First Day? / Is darkness just the absence of light or is it a creation of its own? / With what pen were the Tablet engraved? / What happened to Eve's clothes? / The Things Created During Twilight / Were the Heavens and the Earth created ex nihilo? / Covering Blood with Snow / What bringeth the Northern Wind? / Creating the World with Ten Utterances1 hr 8 min
- Episode 4: Chapter 3a - The Creation of the World (Day Zero)How does the Tetragrammaton differ from God's other names? / Why is repentence (teshuvah) neccessary for creating the world? / Seven Things Created Before Creating the World / The Names of Mashiach / Was Napoleon the Messiah? / Why must a king have advisors?50 min
About Shiurim on Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer by Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
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These lectures cover the entire Midrash Pirkei de-Rabbi Eliezer, including reading and elucidating the Hebrew text of that fascinating rabbinic work. The shiurim were delivered by Rabbi Reuven Chaim…
Klein at the Zlatipoli Beis Midrash in Beitar Illit (West Bank, Israel) during the years 2013-2016. It is highly recommended to follow along inside the actual book in order to get a better appreciation of the material being taught. Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein is the author of the books God versus Gods: Judaism in the Age of Idolatry (Mosaica Press, 2018) and Lashon HaKodesh: History, Holiness, & Hebrew (Mosaica Press, 2014). He is a graduate of Emek Hebrew Academy and Yeshiva Gedolah of Los Angeles, and studied for many years at Yeshivas Mir in Jerusalem and Beth Medrash Govoha of America in Lakewood, NJ. He currently resides in Beitar Illit, Israel where he works for the Veromemanu Foundation, while continuing to deliver lectures and publish articles. He can be reached via email at [email protected]