on all orders over $50.00  Festival of Lights  Author(s):
Melissa Glisan  It's 167 BCE and the Jewish faith has been
outlawed in Jerusalem by the Hellenic overlords the Seleucids.
Hoping to protect his aspiring Rabbi son, Jacob, Moshe makes a
most unusual purchase at the slave market - a female Scythian
warrior. Saka Ishkuzi has known nothing but deprivation, battle
and harsh extremes of ice mountains and sand dunes.  She was
forged into the perfect weapon: women were not seen as threats
by the Seleucids. But her biggest battle wouldn't be protecting
Jacob's life but her heart from his gentle touch.  Walking into
the harsh midday sun, Jacob blinked back the troubling memory as
well as the glare. To his left, his teacher gasped. From the
angle Jacob couldn’t tell if it was in shock or awe.  Striding
forward, the Rabbi approached a hooded figure standing next to a
stout, unusually hairy pony.   Can you tell me your name?” There
was no reply. The aged man then tried a number of other
languages: that of the Helle