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Mekhilta

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Mekhilta(Imperial Aramaic:מְכִילְתָּא,IPA/məˈχiltɑ/, "a collection of rules of interpretation"; corresponding to theMishnaic Hebrewמדהmiddah'measure', 'rule'), is used to denote a compilation ofexegesisin Judaism, attributed to or written by any of several authors.

The Mekhilta include:

See also

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Midrash halakha,a mekhilta that is seen as binding