Mekhilta

Mekhilta (Hebrew: middah‎) is a rule of scriptural exegesis in Judaism, attributed to or written by any of several authors. The Mekhilta include:

The Mekhilta of Rabbi Ishmael
The Mekhilta of Rabbi Shimon
The Mekilta le-Sefer Devarim

When a mekhilta is seen as binding, it is described as a midrash halakha.

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