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ERNEST LAWSON

GEORGE BENJAMIN LUKS

RANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS

9.26 CT. NATURAL EMERALD & DIAMOND RING

LEON DABO

Louis IcART

MARSHALL
M. FREDERICKS
SCULPTURE

CFIINESE EXPORT 'MANDARIN ROSE'

where are you going in such a
hurry? To kill or be killed in the
service of Roman glory? My broth-
er, let me show you a different way,
a way to a greater glory."
"There is no glory greater than
Rome! Rome is eternal! I serve only
Caesar!" The gladiator repeated the
oath he had sworn many times.
"One day soon Rome will be
gone, its Caesars forgotten and
all its arenas reduced to rubble,"
explained the rabbi. "But the glory
of God is forever. And you, my
brother, are created in the image
of God. You carry God's light.
That is the word of God's Torah.
You should serve no Caesar and
no empire. God's Torah is the only
decree anyone should put above
himself? Come and join a greater
cause, my brother. Come and mas-
ter God's Torah!"
"I know only the arts of battle.
How can I sit with a scholar like
you?" the gladiator retorted with
embarrassment.
"Your heart is stronger than your
sword, and that is all God requires.
Come, my brother," answered the
rabbi.
Perhaps it was the rabbi's truth.
Perhaps it was his gentle, loving
voice. Perhaps it was that the rabbi
was the first person ever to call him
brother. Whatever the reason, the
rabbi's words broke through the
gladiator's armor and reached his
heart. For the first time in his life,
the gladiator began to cry. Tears
covered his face, and his sobs filled
the valley. He dropped his weapons
into the stream. He unbuckled and
cast away his armor. He turned and
followed the rabbi.
Simon became Rabbi Yochanan's
most devoted student, and in time
the gladiator, too, became a rabbi,
the great Reish Lakish. He married
the sister of Rabbi Yochanan and
became his brother-in-law. They
fought and wrestled over the words
of Torah for the rest of their lives
as they led the Jewish people with
love and with learning. Tiff

PORCELAIN BOWL, H 8 5/8", DIA 23 1/2"

From "Capturing the Moon," a collection

409 E. JEFFERSON, DETROIT, MI 48226

TEL 313.963.6255 www.DUMOART.com

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• MAY 2010 •

mi platinum

of 36 classic and modern folktales nar-

rated by Rabbi Ed Feinstein. © Behrman

House; used by permission.