Aggadah
Midrash Rabbah
Collections of midrash on the five books of the Torah and the five megillot compiled over eight centuries
Bereshit Rabbah
Talmudic-era midrash on the book of Genesis with verse-by-verse interpretations
Shemot Rabbah
Midrash on the book of Exodus made up of two parts from different eras.
Vayikra Rabbah
Talmudic-era midrash on the book of Leviticus consisting of sermons on the book’s themes.
Bamidbar Rabbah
Eleventh- or twelfth-century midrash on the book of Numbers, composed of both interpretive and homiletic midrash
Devarim Rabbah
Midrash on the book of Deuteronomy compiled in Israel between the sixth and ninth centuries
Shir HaShirim Rabbah
7th-century midrash on Song of Songs with allegorical interpretations.
Ruth Rabbah
6th-century midrash on the Book of Ruth with verse-by-verse interpretations on most of the book.
Esther Rabbah
Midrash on the Book of Esther consisting of two distinct parts from different eras.
Kohelet Rabbah
Midrash on Ecclesiastes with verse-by-verse commentary, compiled between the 6th and 8th centuries.
Eikhah Rabbah
Talmudic-era Midrash on the Book of Lamentations with verse-by-verse commentary.
Aggadat Bereshit
10th-century midrash with 28 sections, each containing interpretations on one verse of Torah, one verse of Prophets, and one verse of Psalms.
Bereshit Rabbati
Anthology of interpretations on the Book of Genesis, attributed to 11th-century scholar Rabbi Moshe HaDarshan or his school.
Beur HaRadal on Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer
19th-century Lithuanian commentary on an aggadic (narrative) midrash, including the Vilna Gaon’s emendations to the midrashic text.
Ein Yaakov
Collections of the Talmud’s narrative material together with commentaries, compiled in the 16th century.
Ein Yaakov (Glick Edition)
Edition of the Ein Yaakov with a translation and footnotes by Rabbi Shmuel Tzvi-Hirsch Glick.
Legends of the Jews
20th-century compilation of midrashim from rabbinic literature on creation through the Esther story.
Midrash Aggadah
Anonymous midrashic commentary on the Torah first discovered and published in 1894.
Midrash Lekach Tov
Medieval commentary on the Torah and Megillot incorporating literal explanations and aggadah.
Midrash Lekach Tov
Medieval commentary on the Torah incorporating literal explanations and aggadah.
Lekach Tov on Ecclesiastes
Medieval commentary on Ecclesiastes incorporating literal explanations and aggadah.
Lekach Tov on Esther
Medieval commentary on the Book of Esther incorporating literal explanations and aggadah.
Lekach Tov on Lamentations
Medieval commentary on the Book of Lamentations incorporating literal explanations and aggadah.
Lekach Tov on Ruth
Medieval commentary on the Book of Ruth incorporating literal explanations and aggadah.
Lekach Tov on Song of Songs
Medieval commentary on Song of Songs incorporating literal explanations and aggadah.
Midrash Mishlei
Medieval midrash on the Book of Proverbs with simple verse-by-verse commentary.
Sekhel Tov
Midrash on Genesis, Exodus, and a part of Leviticus, compiled in 12th-century Italy.
Midrash Shmuel
Compilation of narrative midrash on the Book of Samuel; the only work of midrash on a book of Prophets.
Midrash Tanchuma
Midrash on the Torah consisting of sermons related to the opening verses of biblical paragraphs and legal discussions.
Tanchuma Buber
Version of Midrash Tanchuma published by Solomon Buber in 1885 based on a manuscript he discovered.
Midrash Tehillim
Midrash on the Book of Psalms consisting of two distinct parts.
Yelamdenu, Selections from Yalkut Talmud Torah
14th-century collection of midrashim on the Book of Genesis.
Otzar Midrashim
20th-century encyclopedia of midrashim, including the full text of some shorter midrashim.
Par Echad on Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer
19th-century commentary on Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer by R. Hayyim Palache, a former chief rabbi of Izmir, Turkey
Pesikta DeRav Kahana
Talmudic-era midrash on the Torah portions and haftarot read on holidays and special Shabbatot.
Pesikta Rabbati
Medieval midrash on weekly Torah readings and those read on special occasions.
Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer
Medieval midrash that retells and expands upon the stories of the Torah from creation through Miriam.
Seder Olam Rabbah
Second-century chronicle detailing dates of biblical events from creation to Alexander the Great.
Seder Olam Rabbah
2nd-century chronicle detailing dates of biblical events from creation to Alexander the Great.
Seder Olam Zutta
9th-century chronicle detailing dates of events from Adam through the talmudic period.
Sefer HaYashar (midrash)
Medieval midrash that retells biblical history from creation until the period of the judges
Sifrei Aggadah on Esther
Collection of three sets of midrash on the Book of Esther, edited and published from manuscripts by 19th-century scholar Solomon Buber
Tanna DeBei Eliyahu Rabbah
The first and larger part of a midrash attributed in the Talmud to Elijah the Prophet.
Tanna DeBei Eliyahu Zuta
The second and smaller part of a midrash attributed in the Talmud to Elijah the prophet
Yalkut Shimoni on Nach
Medieval compilation of earlier midrashim arranged according to the verses of the Prophets and Writings.
Yalkut Shimoni on Torah
Medieval compilation of earlier midrashim arranged according to the verses of the Torah.
About Aggadah
“Midrash Aggadah” is a term referring to stories and commentary that expand upon non-legal biblical texts. Some works strictly interpret the text, while others use the text as a springboard for ethical or theological sermons.
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