The Shalom Group

The Shalom Group is a group of Sai Jewish devotees who have come to the Lotus feet of Swami about 20 years ago, and are now living in Perth, Australia. The Shalom Group consists of a total of 21 people and 11 of them had come to Prashanti Nilayam as part of an Australian youth group to attend the Christmas celebrations. The Shalom group have been singing Jewish spiritual songs for the last 8 years. These spiritual songs praise the glory and love of God and pray for peace and love in the entire world and for all humanity.

The Shalom Group had been trying to come and sing in His divine presence for over 5 years and they were given the lifetime opportunity on Dec 26th, 2005. Auspiciously, it was also the Jewish festival of Chanukah ("The festival of Lights"), which this year coincided with Christmas and the New Year since it is celebrated over 8 days. Chanukah is celebrated to symbolise one of the great miracles of God wherein he kept filling a jar of oil that should have lasted only 1 day to light the menorah (Candlelabra) in the great Jewish temple in Jerusalem for a full 8 days!

The songs that they sang in the Hebrew language for Swami were Shalom and Adon Olam. Shalom is a song to call the angels to participate in our prayers and goes on to praise the righteous man that follows in the path of God with right action. Adon Olam calls on The Master of the Universe, Who is and always will be; Who ruled before any creature existed and Who with His will created everything.

SHALOM !

source-   http://www.radiosai.org/Journals/Vol_04/01JAN06/prashanthi-diary.htm

http://www.saibaba.ws/reports/2005/christmas.htm