Even Ha'ezer


[Image:Even ha-Ezer title page.jpg|thumb|200px|Title page of an edition of Even Ha'ezer from 1565.]
is a section of Rabbi Jacob [ben Asher]'s compilation of halakha, Arba'ah Turim. This section treats aspects of Jewish law related to marriage, divorce, and sexual conduct. Later, Rabbi Yosef Karo modeled the framework of his own compilation of practical Jewish law, the Shulchan Aruch, after the Arba'ah Turim. Many later commentators used this framework as well. Thus, "Even Ha'ezer" in common usage may refer to an area of halakha non-specific to Rabbi Jacob ben Asher's compilation.

Other Sections

The other three sections of Arba'ah Turim and other works borrowing its organizational scheme are:

See Also