Shiurim on Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer by Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
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]
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 62 minutes
- Episodes
- 113
- Years Active
- 2020
Episode 93: Chapter 45b - Receiving the Torah at Sinai
Jewish Men wore earrings like Egyptians / Throwing God's name into the fire & a calf emerges / How was Aharon allowed to erase Hashem's name? / The Cow Moos / The Satan possesses the Golden Calf / Go…
01:16:15 |
Fri 03 Apr 2020
Episode 92: Chapter 45a - Receiving the Torah at Sinai
God swears that He will do whatever Moses wants (except for entering the Holy Land & immortality) / The Jews want to imitate Egyptian idolatry (Apis Bull) / Did the Jews intend to replace God or use …
01:10:26 |
Thu 02 Apr 2020
Episode 91: Chapter 44b - The War Against Amalek
Relating the Story of the War with Amalek as a form of Rebuke / Remembering Amalek & Remembering Shabbos / Remember in order to destroy / The commandments about Amalek only apply in the Holy Land / K…
00:51:55 |
Wed 01 Apr 2020
Episode 90: Chapter 44a - The War Against Amalek
The Jews deny Divine providence / Amalek attacks the Jewish wayfarers / tzar + oyev = 2 types of enemies / Amalekites target the Jews outside of the Clouds of Glory / Yehoshua assembles the right arm…
00:52:48 |
Mon 30 Mar 2020
Episode 89: Chapter 43b - All about Repentance
Chronology of the stories in this chapter / The story of Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish (Reish Lakish) & his two robber friends / Teshuvah only works before death / Finding water at the sea / Pharaoh rebels…
01:16:54 |
Sun 29 Mar 2020
Episode 88: Chapter 43a - All about Repentance
Repenting shields one from punishment/retribution / Returning to Hashem every day / Elijah rebukes Ahab for killing Naboth & Ahab repents / To what extent did Achav do teshuvah? / The different compo…
01:01:53 |
Sat 28 Mar 2020
Episode 87: Chapter 42 - Splitting the Red Sea
The Jews throw away their idols / Crossing the sea with Micah's Idol / Angelic Wall of Fire / Why do we say half-Hallel on the last days of Pesach? / The Sea Refuses to Split / Who enters the sea fir…
01:10:27 |
Fri 27 Mar 2020
Episode 86: Chapter 41c - Receiving the Torah at Sinai
Death & Resurrection at Sinai / Moses hesitates to enter the Arafel (dark cloud) / At Sinai, the souls returned to God / When the Jews came back to life at Sinai were they like new people? / Commandi…
01:04:22 |
Thu 26 Mar 2020
Episode 85: Chapter 41b - Receiving the Torah at Sinai
Mabit: Individual gentiles who didn't reject the Torah become converts / Shavuos: Two Oaths / Images of the sneh on rocks from Mount Sinai / Separate Seating at Matan Torah / Do the men always follow…
01:00:22 |
Wed 25 Mar 2020
Episode 84: Chapter 41a - Receiving the Torah at Sinai
Descending on Mount Sinai (Yeridah #6) / Lifting the Mountain / The Nations of the World reject the Torah / Esau lives by the sword, Ishmael by theft & promiscuity / Multitudes of Angels at Sinai / T…
01:04:53 |
Tue 24 Mar 2020
Episode 83: Chapter 40 - Egyptian Exile and Exodus
Revelation at the Burning Bush (Yeridah #5) / Hashem is in pain alongside the Jewish People / The History of Moshe's Staff / What was written on Moshe's staff (plagues, names of God)? / The Legend of…
01:15:16 |
Mon 23 Mar 2020
Episode 82: Chapter 39b - The Life of Jacob
Joseph understands 70 languages & dream interpretation / Yosef escapes harm from the Ayin HaRa / Who was the "translator" (meilitz)? / Yosef never raised the prices / Egypt builds storagehouses for t…
00:58:41 |
Sun 22 Mar 2020
Episode 81: Chapter 39a - The Life of Jacob
Hashem goes down to Egypt with Yaakov (Yeridah #4) / Yaakov sees the potential danger of being exiled to Egypt / Which of Jacob's wives came to Egypt with him (Was Bilhah still alive)? / Whom did Jac…
00:59:39 |
Sat 21 Mar 2020
Episode 80: Chapter 38e - The Life of Jacob
King Saul pronounces a ban on eating & his son Jonathan violates the cherem to eat honey / Yehonosson is spared from punishment & a Korban Olah is brought instead / A king's right to execute & pardon…
00:48:58 |
Fri 20 Mar 2020
Episode 79: Chapter 38d - The Life of Jacob
A Cherem is like an oath / Joshua conquers Jericho & consecrates it as a cherem for Hashem / Ramban's Mishpatei HaCherem: Different types of Cherem / Achan illegally takes from the booty of Jericho /…
00:54:51 |
Thu 19 Mar 2020
Episode 78: Chapter 38c - The Life of Jacob
Yaakov loves his Ben Zekunim, Joseph's brothers are jealous / Gavriel helps Yosef find his brothers / Joseph's brothers put him in a pit & then sell him to Ishmaelites to buy shoes / Did Reuven know …
00:55:48 |
Wed 18 Mar 2020
Episode 77: Chapter 38b - The Life of Jacob
How many wives did Eisav have? / Yaakov returns to his father's house & encounters Eisav / Did Esau live in Hebron or Mount Seir? / Yitzchak was still alive when Yosef was sold / Yaakov & Eisav split…
00:38:31 |
Tue 17 Mar 2020
Episode 76: Chapter 38a - The Life of Jacob
A snake comes out of the wall = Shechem ben Chamor the Hivvite / Was Dinah an immodest tomboy? / Shechem lures Dinah outside & rapes her / Osnath = Dinah's daughter from Shechem or an Egyptian conver…
00:40:42 |
Mon 16 Mar 2020
Episode 75: Chapter 37 - The Life of Jacob
Amos: Yaakov flees from a lion (Lavan) & encounters a bear (Eisav) / Arami Oved Avi = Laban tries to destroy the Jewish People / Jacob fights the angel sent to save him from Esau / The angel blesses …
01:21:59 |
Sun 15 Mar 2020
Episode 74: Chapter 36c - The Life of Jacob
Abraham's Treaty with the Jebusites in buying the Mearat HaMachpelah (Cave of the Patriarchs) / Was Ephron a Hittite or Jebusite? / Yevus = Yerushalayim / Copper statues stop King David from conqueri…
00:56:46 |
Sat 14 Mar 2020
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