Mekhilta Explained

Mekhilta (Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE);; Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE);: מְכִילְתָּא, IPA /məˈχiltɑ/, "a collection of rules of interpretation"; corresponding to the Mishnaic Hebrew Hebrew: מדה 'measure', 'rule'), is used to denote a compilation of exegesis in Judaism, attributed to or written by any of several authors.

The Mekhilta include:

• The Mekhilta of Rabbi Ishmael, on the Book of Exodus
• The Mekhilta of Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai, on the Book of Exodus
• The Mekhilta le-Sefer Devarim, on the Book of Deuteronomy

See also

Midrash halakha, a mekhilta that is seen as binding