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Sefer Yesod: Midrash Mechilta Bomberg Press Venice, 1545 * Midrash by Chazal on Sefer Shemos, attributed to the beis medrash of the Tanna Rabbi Yishmael (Mechilta D’Rabbi Yishmael). Midrash Mechilta is one of the foundational works of Chazal. The Chofetz Chaim writes in his introduction to Toras Kohanim that ”Toras Kohanim on Vayikrah and Mechilta and Sifri are the foundations of the Oral Torah… and they are the source of all the Mishnayos and Braisos.” This is the edition that most scholars used in earlier generations. The Mechilta itself was first published in Constantinople in the year 1515. However, this edition differs in some respects from the Constantinople version. (See Mechilta, Meir Ish Shalom Edition, Vienna, 1870, Introduction p. 12.) A fine copy, possessing white and clean leaves. Venice, 1545. Daniel Bomberg Press. Page Count: 37 leaves. Condition : Good; a few stains. New binding. Bibliography : Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod, no. 118 in notes.