Even Ha'ezer
Jewish religious text
Even Ha'ezer (lit. "The Stone of Help" or "The Rock of the Helpmate") is a section of Rabbi Jacob ben Asher's compilation of halakha (Jewish law), 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.
01Other Sections
The other three sections of Arba'ah Turim and other works borrowing its organizational scheme are:
Sources and credits
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- Even ha-Ezer title page.jpg by Jacob ben Asher, Public domain
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