The legendary first meeting of Shimon Ha Tzaddik and Alexander the Great, in which the conqueror bowed down to the holy man whose face appeared to him as visions before his victories on the battlefield, is much more than an exciting Talmudic tale. It encapsulates the relationship Shimon Ha Tzaddik was able to forge with Alexander, who not only spared the Jews from warfare, but allowed them to continue to live in accordance with Torah values. With this and subsequent Talmudic accounts of the life of Shimon Ha Tzaddik, Rabbi Wein demonstrates the dedication to the Jewish people that earned him the appellate "Ha Tzaddik."