Shiurim on Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer by Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein

Dissolving & Erasing the World / Who survived the flood (Noah & his family, servants, Og, and Og's wife) / Why did God let Og survive? / Did the Deluge affect the Land of Israel? / Utnapishtim in the Epic of Gilgamesh parallels the story of Noah / Noah send the Raven & Dove / Is an olive considered a davar charif (sharp food)? / Noah's release makes a crown for God / The bad smells on the ark / Was there a snake on the teivah? / Abstinance during the flood (and in times of famine or distress) / What types of sacrifices did Noach offer? / God's oath & covenant with Noah / Learning from Noah's mistakes / Rabbi Chaim Shmuelevitz: How Israel succeeds in war

God shows Noach how to make an ark / Why is Noah's Ark called a "nest"? / The boat's dimensions & layout / What was on each floor? / More insects than people / How many types of birds are there? / How did all the different types of animals fit into the ark? / Multiple arks, miracles / Radal and Rabbeinu Nissim: The Torah Taxonomy differs from ours, the Theory of Evolution / How did big animals like the elephant, giraffe, and Reaim (unicorn) survive the Deluge? / Archeological remains from before the Flood / Why did God tell Noah to take 7 Kosher specimens, but only 2 from non-kosher animals? / How did they have light in the ark? / When did Noah enter the ark? / The male and female waters reproduce

Seth/Hevel versus Kayin / Was Hevel born in the image of Adam? / The lineage of the righteous traced to Seth, the wicked to Kayin / Who was Naamah, sister of Tubal-Cain? / Kayin's descendants walk around naked like animals & commit incest / Training onself to have unnaturally depraved desires / Which relatives may a Noahide marry? / The Nefillim are born from the union of Bnei Elohim & and Bnos HaAdam / Intermarriage between judges & commoners, descendants of Kayin & descendants of Sheis, strong people & weak people / Fallen Angels sin with human women / Ishtar = Astarte = Ashtoreth = Esther = April = Aphrodite = Venus / Baby angels need a ladder to fly / Enjoying bodyheat in the month of Teves / Reading about the Scapegoat to Azazel on Yom Kippur / Giants (Anakim) descend from Fallen Angels / Jews and Angels are called Children of God / The Giants plan for the possibility of a flood

Kayin & Hevel bring Paschal Offerings / Kayin as a proto-Egyptian is recinarnated into the Pharaoh / Shaatnez = Mixing Kayin & Hevel's sacrifices / Kayin is jealous of Hevel's sacrifice & his beautiful wife / What did Kayin say to Hevel before killing him? / Am I my brother's keeper? / How did Kayin kill Hevel? / What letter was written on Kayin's forehead/forearm? / Adam & Eve bury Abel's corpse

A Woman is like a garden / Samael-Snake impregnates Eve / Kayin = Spiritual Progenitor of the Wicked / Kayin & Hevel marry their sisters / Were Kayin and Hevel twins? / When was Hevel born? / 7 Opinions about when the story of Cain and Ebel happened / How long did Hevel live?

Did Adam light the first fire or was it a gift from Above? / The Difference between the torch in Havdalah on Motzei Shabbos and that of Motzei Yom Kippur / Did Tiras son of Yefes invent fire? / Picking up a rock instead of lighting a fire / Adam goes to the Gichon on Sunday / Adam's self-flagellation in his Teshuvah process / Adam Starts Fasting on Tzom Gedaliah (3 Tishrei) / Going to the Mikvah for Teshuvah / The Book of Raziel HaMalach / For how long did Adam fast? / Adam's Winter Holiday / The Chumrah of Adam's fast / Sin Clouds the Mind / Adam contemplates his own death, seeks out a burial place / Why is Hebron called Kiryat Arba?

Adam goes from Eden to Moriah / Keeping Shabbos Consoles Adam / Adam HaRishon wears Snake Skin / The Light of Shabbos lasts 36 Hours / Adam is scared after Shabbos, God gifts him with fire / The Blessing on the Havdalah Candle / Reciting that Brachah on the Stars / The Segulah of Wine from Havdalah

The Definition of a "Generation" (dor) / The Legendry Re'am (Unicorn) and the Messiah / Moshiach ben Yosef = Menachem ben Amiel / Names of Mashiach (Menachem, Yinnon, Sheilah, Nechemiah ben Chushiel) / The Messiah will commit seemingly disgusting/forbidden acts / Gershom Scholem: Rabbi Eliyahu of Izmir was a follower of Shabsai Tzvi / Gathering the Jews from all 4 Corners of the World

The Significance of the Number 10 (Testimony, Congregation/minyan/quorum, & Stringed Instruments) / How many people are needed for Chalitzah? / What is the source that 10 people are needed for Sheva Brachos? / Why did Boaz gather 10 men when marrying Ruth? / Explicating Psalms 92 / Adam donates 70 years of his life to King David / The Purpose of God's Justice (din) is to bring out His Kingship (malchut) / 3 Types of Praise = 3 Musical Instruments = 3 Groups of Angels / Boorish people cannot understand why the wicked succeed / Hallelujah on the Annihilation of Sin

10 Things Created Erev Shabbos Bein HaShemashos (twilight) / The Ram of Yitzchak / When did Adam enter Gan Eden & when did he get kicked out? / The Niggun of Adam HaRishon / Shabbat as the Defense Attorney / Adam sings the Song of the Sabbath (Mizmor Shir L'Yom HaShabbos - Psalms 92) / Adam confesses and repents / The Difference between Day & Night = Shir (Olam HaBah) & Shira (Olam HaZeh)