manuscripts and early editions Unless otherwise indicated, citations of the Mishnah follow Albeck’s edi- tion; citations of the Toseft a follow Lieberman’s or Zuckermandel’s edition; citations of the Mekhilta de-R. Yishmael follow the Horovitz and Rabin edition; citations of the Mekhilta de-R. Shimon bar Yohai follow the edition of Epstein and Melamed; citations of the Sifra follow the Weiss edition; cita- tions of Sifrei Bemidbar follow the Horowitz edition; citations of Sifrei Devarim follow the Finkelstein edition; citations of Midrash Tannaim fol- low the Hoff man edition; citations of the Yerushalmi follow the Venice edi- tion; citations of Bereshit Rabbah follow the edition of Th eodor and Albeck; citations of Vayikra Rabbah follow the Margaliot edition; citations of Pesikta de-Rav Kahana follow the Mandelbaum edition; and citations of the Bavli follow the standard Romm printed edition. Mishnah: Hanokh Albeck, ed., Shishah Sidrei Mishnah, 6 vols. (Tel Aviv: Devir, 1957–59). Toseft a: Saul Lieberman, ed., Th e Toseft a, 5 vols. (Jerusalem: Jewish Th eological Seminary, 1955–88); M. S. Zuckermandel, ed., Toseft a, Based on the Venice and Vienna Codices (Jerusalem: Wahrmann Books, 1970). Mekhilta de-R. Yishmael: H. S. Horovitz and I. A. Rabin, eds., Mekhilta de-R. Yish- mael, 2nd ed. (Jerusalem: Wahrmann Books, 1970). Mekhilta de-R. Shimon bar Yohai: Y. N. Epstein and E. Z. Melamed, eds., Mekhilta de-R. Shimon bar Yohai (Jerusalem: Mekitzei Nirdamim, 1955). Sifrei Bemidbar: H. S. Horovitz, ed., Sifr ei Bemidbar, 2nd ed. (Jerusalem: Wahr- mann Books, 1966). Sifrei Devarim: Louis Finkelstein, ed., Sifr ei al Sefer Devarim, 2nd ed. (New York: Th eological Seminary, 1969). xxi Midrash Tannaim: David Hoff man, ed., Midrash Tannaim zu Deuteronomium (Berlin, 1908–09). Yerushalmi (Palestinian Talmud): Ms. Leiden, Scaliger no. 3 (Or. 4720). Facsimile edition with introduction by Saul Lieberman: Jerusalem: Kedem, 1971. Published with corrections and additions and an introduction by Yaacov Sussmann: Jerusa- lem: Ha-Academi’ah le-Lashon ha-Ivrit, 2001. First printed edition, based upon the Leiden ms: Talmud Yerushalmi, Venice: Bomberg, 1523–24. Facsimile edi- tion: Berlin: Sefarim, 1925. Bereshit Rabbah: J. Th eodor and Hanokh Albeck, eds., Midrash Bereshit Rabbah, 2nd ed. (Jerusalem: Wahrmann Books, 1965). Vayikra Rabbah: Mordechai Margaliot, ed., Midrash Vayikra Rabbah (New York: Jewish Th eological Seminary, 1993). Pesikta de-Rav Kahana: Bernard Mandelbaum, ed., Pesikta de-Rav Kahana: A Critical Edition (New York: Jewish Th eological Seminary, 1962). Babylonian Talmud (Bavli): Standard printed edition: Th e Babylonian Talmud (Vilna: Romm, 1880–86). xxii • manuscripts and editions.