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A choir from the Beit Shalom church network in Japan performed for the children of SHALVA in a touching, interactive concert that culminated in the Japanese singers playing bells with the children to the song: Behold how good and pleasant it is when brethren dwell together in unity.

And how pleasant it was.

The 45 Japanese visitors to Israel donated the bells to SHALVA’s music department and handed out origami to the children. The group’s leader Takeo Sato, presented SHALVA Founder Kalman Samuels with a traditional Japanese painting, a “Bird of Peace” made of streaming decorative paper, in addition to a generous monetary donation.

Children from SHALVA’s afternoon program interacted with the guests and enjoyed the music – from traditional Japanese children songs to popular Israeli songs in Hebrew. The SHALVA band joined the Japanese choir and played some of their own songs as well.

Beit Shalom is a network of Christians in Japan who love and support Israel. During the group’s fall 2014 tour of Israel, they performed at various organizations around the Holy Land. The trip to SHALVA was a special stop on their tour and brought an afternoon of delight to the children in addition to a lasting joy.