About “Baraita of Rabbi Ishmael”
The Baraita of Rabbi Ishmael is a text that outlines the 13 hermeneutic rules attributed to Rabbi Ishmael and explains how they are applied using examples from the Torah. It is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the name of the first part of the Baraita, which only lists the 13 rules without their explanations. This text serves as the introduction to the Sifra and appears before it in all editions. It provides foundational principles that are further developed in the Sifra. Some also refer to the Hekalot as the "Baraita of R. Ishmael." (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.