Ima Shalom

Ima Shalom (1st century CE) is one of the few women who are named and quoted in the Talmud.^[1]^[2]^[3] She was the wife of Eliezer ben Hurcanus, a prominent Mishnaic sage, and the sister of Rabban Gamaliel II of Yavneh, the first person to lead the Sanhedrin as Nasi after the fall of the Second Temple, which occurred in 70 CE.

Some scholars believe that, like Bruriah, Ima Shalom was the composite of several people.^[1]

Ima Shalom is mentioned by name in four traditions. Three of them appear in the Babylonian Talmud (bShabbat 116a, bNedarim 20a-b, bBaba Mezia 59b).^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Tallan, Emily Taitz, Sondra Henry, Cheryl (2003). The JPS guide to Jewish women : 600 B.C.E.-1900 C.E. (1st ed.). Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society. ISBN 0827607520.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Brayer, Menachem M. (1986). The Jewish woman in rabbinic literature. Hoboken, NJ: Ktav Pub. House. ISBN 0881250724.
^ Rubenstein, Jeffrey L. (2003). Talmudic stories : narrative art, composition, and culture. Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0801877547.
^ Ilan, Tal (1997). "The Quest for the Historical Beruriah, Rachel, and Imma Shalom". AJS Review. 22 (1): 1–17. doi:10.1017/S036400940000920X. S2CID 161285734.