12/4/23

The Jewish story behind the popular Christmas song "Mary Did You Know"

Every Christmas, the song "Mary Did You Know" plays in Christmas shows, on the radio Written by Mark Lowry in 1984 with music by Buddy Greene in 1991. This is actually a Jewish story, from beginning to end, although the names have been changed slightly from Hebrew to modern English. Watch this video to explore the Jewish story and test your memory on those Torah and Haftorah portions.

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