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The Mekhilta begins with Exodus 12, this being the first legal section found in Exodus. That this is the beginning is shown by the Nathan ben Jehiel and the Seder Tannaim v'Amoraim. [22] In like manner, Nissim ben Jacob proves in his Mafteach to Shab. 106b that the conclusion of the Mekhilta which he knew corresponded with that of the Mekhilta ...
Mekhilta (Imperial Aramaic: מְכִילְתָּא, IPA /məˈχiltɑ/, "a collection of rules of interpretation"; corresponding to the Mishnaic Hebrew מדה middah 'measure', 'rule'), is used to denote a compilation of exegesis in Judaism, attributed to or written by any of several authors.
Aside from the passages quoted by D. Hoffmann, [17] some of which represent Simeon's views more exactly than others—the parallel between 5:7 and Mekhilta Mishpatim 15 is doubtful, on account of the different readings in the Mekilta—still others must be taken into account; e.g., Sifre Zutta 5:21 compared with Tosefta, Shevuot 3:7; 6:20, with ...
The Sifre to Numbers is evidently a midrash which originated in Rabbi Ishmael's school, and which has all the characteristics of such a work. It follows the same principles of exposition as does the Mekhilta; the same group of tannaim appears, and the same technical terms are employed. [10]
The Midrash HaGadol contains material from Mekhilta of Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai , Sifri Zutta, Mekhilta le-Sefer Devarim, Mekhilta of Rabbi Ishmael, Sifre, and other unknown midrashic sources. In addition, the midrash makes use of the work of Maimonides and Isaac Alfasi , as well as many geonic writings, [ 12 ] but the sources are never cited, a ...
Rabbi Yishmael ben Elisha Nachmani (Hebrew: רבי ישמעאל בן אלישע), often known as Rabbi Yishmael and sometimes given the title "Ba'al HaBaraita" (Hebrew: בעל הברייתא, “Master of the Outside Teaching”), was a rabbi of the 1st and 2nd centuries (third generation of tannaim) CE.
The term first appears in the Mekhilta of Rabbi Ishmael, [3] and also in the Mekhilta of Rabbi Shimon, [4] Sifre on Numbers, [5] and the Jerusalem Talmud. [ 6 ] The Babylonian Talmud proves that "There is no chronological order in the Torah" from the fact that Numbers 9:1 occurred on the first day of Nisan , while the earlier verse Numbers 1:1 ...
The Mekhilta le-Sefer Devarim (Hebrew: מכילתא לספר דברים, lit. ' collection of rules of interpretation for the Book of Deuteronomy ') is a halakhic midrash to Deuteronomy from the school of Rabbi Ishmael which is no longer extant.