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Publication # 2 April, 2013

Executive Committee Jain Society of Greater Detroit President Temple Hours: Jignesh Madhani 29278 W. 12 Mile Road, (248)-412-1642 Farmington Hills, MI 48334-4108 Monday - Saturday [email protected] (248) 851-JAIN (5246) 9:30am - 12:30pm 5:30pm - 8:00pm Vice President Tax ID: 38-2368360 Rahul Shah Sunday (734)-238-0854 8:00am - 12:30pm [email protected] 5:30pm - 8:00pm Financial Officer Gujarati Month : Fagan Aarti & Mangal Divo Surabhi Modi 11:30am & 7:30pm (248) 340-6667 Vir Samvat: 2539 [email protected] Vikram Samvat: 2069 Pakshal Puja Monday – Saturday 9:30am Secretary Prakash Shah Sunday 8:30am (201)-889-5503 [email protected]

Publication Officer Sanjay Bhandari (732) 925-7177 [email protected] Dear Members Director – Food Service Shreya Shah 248-842-6737 [email protected] Jai Jinendra and Pranam!

Director - Facilities Dipen Shah (203)-550-4853 Our spring has come at last with the soft laughter of April suns and colors of [email protected] Basant! On behalf of Board of Trustees (BOT) and Executive Committee (EC) of Jain Society of Greater Detroit (JSGD) we wish you all a very happy

Board of Trustees spring.

Chairman Jay Shah st (248)-212-0291 Snatra Puja on January 1 was attended by over 150 members and

Vice Chairman bhatu was served. Milap Shah rd (734)-455-5260 Meru Teras Puja on February 3 was attended by over 125

Treasurer participants that was followed by Swamivatsalya. Vijay Shah th (248)-656-8051 20 Annual Fund Raising Dinner (FRD) on March 23rd was a huge

Public Relations success. We celebrated welcoming of spring (Basant Ke Rang) with Hemant Shah (248)-426-6565 over 400 attendees; who enjoyed an evening filled with colors,

Trustees friendship, fabulous food and incredible entertainment. We raised in Suresh Shah (248)-641-8418 excess of $140,000. We are humbled by the generous support of the

Shailesh Jain Jain community and thank donors, sponsors and advertisers. We

(248)-641-8418 would like to thank all the FRD team members for organizing a great Jignesh Madhani (248)–412-1642 event that included seniors, young professionals, children and lot of

JOY!

Pujari We have an exhilarating schedule of events planned through-out the Harindra Shah entire year of 2013 besides monthly Pujas, Hindi Sanskriti Diwas, Annual (248)-865-0908 Day Program and Paryushan Parva 2013. Entire schedule of events can

EC Sub-Committees be viewed on our website www.jsgd.org, temple notice board and Audio/Video Bipin Shah December 2012 Jain Vani. Please circle these events on your calendars.

RespectedBuilding members, Maintenance Pravin Shah Mahavir Janma Kalyanak on April 27th, 2013 at Temple 10:00 Jai Jinendra,Jinansh Shah Strap on yourNirav winter Shah gear 012. AM – 2:30 PM

th Here are theEducation highlights of the Father’s Day Picnic on June 16 , 2013 at Play Field “D” Vinay Shah Kensington Park Mahendra Shah Pravin Shah 15th Anniversary Celebrations from June 21st through June Hemesh Shah rd 23 at Temple Hall Rental th th Rahul Shah JAINA Convention starting July 4 through July 7 at

Inventory Management Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, Michigan. Shreya Shah Janaki Shah Being Jain is practicing Jainism that includes JOY Advisors Nutan Shah conservation, recycling and saving Trees! One way to do so is to access Jain Vani via laptops, Library Heena Shah PCs, tablets, smart phones. "Go Green. Go E- Tarang Shah Jain Vani. Go JSGD". Provide your email addresses and receive E-Jain Vani going Pilgrimage forward. In our daily lives we try to cut costs and Vastupal Shah Vinay Shah save money wisely. Why can't we help our Temple to do the same? That’s why we’re Religious requesting our members to "Go Green. Go E- Kalpesh Shah Jain Vani. Go JSGD." We're glad you're with us. Site Management Dipen Shah

Swadhyay Peenal Shah Your support, guidance and encouragement is much appreciated. We Shashi Shah sincerely thank all the members for their suggestions for improvements. Web Development Please continue to do on the front line of religious, social and cultural Rajiv Maheshwari arena. BOT Sub-Committees Audit Bhupendra Shah Jai Jinendra and Pranam! Constitution Girish Shah

Finance Shreyas Shah Rajiv Shah Jignesh Madhani Jay Shah

Fund Raising President, Executive Committee Chairman, Board of Trustees BOT

JAINA Directors Vastupal Shah Manish Mehta Raj Jain

JOS & Social Services Bipin Shah Vastupal Shah

Table of contents Page BOT Corner, JSGD Website, Jain directory price and Jain Panchang 4 2013 JAINA Convention Update/Souvenir Advertisement form and Sponsorship form 5-7 20th Fundraising Pledges/Sponsors/Advertisers/pictures 8-11 Upcoming events and Religious Sub-Committee Member Names 12 Article on Jainism – Changing face of Jain Academic Education 13 Kids Corner 14 JAINA Recognition record 15 Jain Study Class Corner 16 Ayambil Oli Announcement/Panch Tirth Announcement/Registration form 17-18 JSGD Credit Card Payment/JAINA JivDaya Fund 19 13th Annual Shibir 20-21 JOY Update and the Advertisements 22-24

Vegan Preparation : Avocado Roti Avocado nutrition facts: Great benefits from a MIGHTY fruit When people think of avocadoes, they often think of guacamole. While almost three-quarters of the avocado's calories come from fat, most of it is healthy fat. More specifically, the avocado contains monounsaturated fats that are known to reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and are believed to help increase the good kind of cholesterol, high- density lipoproteins (HDL's). The avocado also has 60 percent more potassium than a banana. In addition, the avocado’s nutritional composition includes a large amount of fiber. Almost three-quarters of that fiber is insoluble with the rest being soluble fiber. One-fifth of an avocado, typically considered a serving, contains: 50 calories, 4.5 g of fat, & nearly 20 nutrients including potassium, vitamins K, B & C & folate without cholesterol. PicTURE Ingredients Preparation Ingredients and method to make In a large bowl, mix together whole wheat flour, salt, red chili powder, Avocado Roti cumin powder , green chilies, finely chopped cilantro and keep aside. 2 cups whole wheat flour (atta) 1 1/4 tsp salt (or to taste) Peel an avocado, cut in half , remove the seed and mash the avocado 1/2 tsp red chili powder into a pulp. 1/2 tsp cumin powder 2 Indian or Thai variety green chilies Mix the mashed avocado into the flour, add water as required and slit lengthwise and cut fine knead to form a soft and non sticky dough. It took me almost 3/4 of a (optional) cup of water, but you may need a little less or more depending on the 1 large avocado peeled, deseeded size of your avocado and the type of flour you use. and mashed well. (yielded approximately 3/4 cup mashed) Cover the dough and let sit for at least 30 minutes or so. 2 tbsp finely chopped cilantro (coriander leaves) Divide dough into equal lemon sized balls. water as required (approximately 3/4 cup) Some other healthy substitutes in everyday life are: Avocado Chutney - Replace half of the quantity you have for coriander with same amount of avocado while making green chutney. Use guacamole instead of butter for sandwiches, grinders or paninis.

BOT Corner

Dear Members

Jai Jinendra and Pranam!

Over 400 proud Jain Society members and friends attended our 20th Annual Fundraising event held on March 23 in Novi. For the first time in our history, the Fundraising Dinner was hosted by our Board of Trustees and was chaired by Hemantbhai Shah - a BOT member. All the BOT members, their spouses, EC members and friends contributed to the success of the event. Especially outstanding study class essays were recognized. JOY members helped in collecting pledges. The Society collected in excess of $140,000 in pledges, souvenir advertising and donations. We received support from other religious organizations as well.

The event was attended by the members of all ages that included seniors, young professionals and over 50 children. Attendees doing ‘choviar’ appreciated the special dinner arrangements for them. A delicious Jain food with a choice of vegan entrée was included for everyone to enjoy. All appetizers and beverages were served prior to the sunset as well. On behalf of BOT we want to thank all Society members for contributing and supporting us. We know that without everyone working together and practicing what we preach, we cannot succeed.”

Jayprakash Shah Chairman, Board of Trustees

Jain directory at the nominal price

Society members can buy extra copy of Jain Directory 2012-2014 for a nominal fee of $5. Please contact one of the EC members or visit the office for more information.

Jain Panchang

Please go the link below for more details: http://www.jsgd.org/documents/Panchang_with_sunrise_sunset_for_FH.pdf Courtesy: Chandresh Doshi

2013 JAINA Convention Update We are less than 3 months away from hosting the JAINA Convention (July 4th to 7th, 2013)!

Have you registered for the Convention? 2500 people have already registered. Every JSGD member is requested to be of this memorable Convention. If you haven’t already, please register today at the convention website: convention.jaina.org. Discounted price of $149 per adult is good through April 15, 2013.

Volunteer Help Needed Remember JSGD is the proud host for this Convention. Each member is requested to volunteer to help with convention activities. Please contact Anand Bora (phone 248-661-6698) who is coordinating the volunteer schedule.

Sponsorship Opportunities Your help is requested to become a donor partner to support the Convention. Various sponsorship opportunities are available to support the Convention (see enclosed sponsorship form).

We request all the JSGD families to participate by becoming at-least a Patron sponsor (donation of $251). Your family’s name will be recognized in a specially designed “Kalpa Vraksha” tree in the Convention souvenir book. Please contact any of the Convention Fund Raising Team members: Arvind V Shah (248-797-5843), Rajendra Modi (248-626-6343), Nalin Shah (248-689-8296) or Arvind R Shah (248-828-1736).

Souvenir Advertisement A souvenir book commemorating the JAINA Convention will be published and given to all convention registrants. It is also sent to sister organizations in North America and and read by about 20,000 Jain followers. We urge you to patronize by advertising your business and well wishes. Please contact Arvind R. Shah (248-828-1736) or Jasvant Sheth (586-254- 1157) by May 1, 2013.

You Got Talent? We got the Stage! “Jains Got Talent” show offers you a unique opportunity to showcase your talent in front of the entire Jain community during the JAINA Convention. Singers, dancers, magicians, comedians etc. can compete to be the winner. Please register for this competition by April 30, 2013 at the convention website: convention.jaina.org

There is something for everyone! Daytime programming: religious & spiritual discourses, quality of life, entrepreneurship & professional networking, family & community reunions Organized activities for Jain Networking Forum (age 21+); Youth (age 13 to 20); Kids Club (age 5 to 12) Jain Academic Bowl – tournament among Pathshala students Evening entertainment Program: Unique Bollywood music program featuring Parthiv Gohil and Sangeeta Kulkarni with American Symphony -- more than 50 artists/musicians on stage and directed by our member Narendra Sheth Welcome Program choreographed by Chaula Thacker (Nadanta) Acclaimed “Jains Got Talent” entertainment show “Let’s Celebrate Together” Cultural program featuring performers from Jain Centers around North America Garba-Raas for all age groups

And let’s not forget about the delicious Jain and Vegan Food by a nationally renowned caterer!

For complete convention details, visit website: convention.jaina.org

20th Annual JSGD Fundraising Dinner Pledges (March 23, 2013) Name Amount Pledge type Bhandari Sanjay & Manisha $501.00 2013 FRD Pledge Bhandari Sanjay & Manisha (c/o Prakhar and Aditi) $102.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Bora Anand and Mona $101.00 2013 FRD Pledge Bordia Dilip & Nidhi $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Chauhan Rakesh & Meghna $500.00 2013 FRD Pledge Dagli Ajay & Nilesh $501.00 Ajay & Nilesh Dagli Dedhia Sanjay & Anjana $100.00 2013 FRD Pledge Deo Purushottam & Manjul $500.00 2013 FRD Pledge Desai Nitin & Rashmi $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Doshi Ketur & Sejal (Tanvi,Kavya) $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Doshi Mahendra & Indira $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Doshi Vishal & Nisha $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Haria Chandni & Snehal $100.00 2013 FRD Pledge Humbad Niranjan & Sunetra $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Jain Ajay & Sujata $151.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Jain Akshat & Priyanka $100.00 2013 FRD Pledge Jain Ashok & Asha $500.00 2013 FRD Pledge Jain Ashok & Namita $1,000.00 2013 FRD Pledge Jain Ashok & Namita (c/o Son Ankur) $500.00 2013 FRD Pledge Jain Kamal & Sunitha $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Jain Naveen & Richa Paliwal $100.00 2013 FRD Pledge Jain Nitin & Deepali $100.00 2013 FRD Pledge Jain Nitin & Deepali $51.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Jain Raj & Shakuntla $500.00 2013 FRD Pledge Jain Rajesh & Vinita Parekh $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Jain Shailesh & Jyoti (c/o Son Abhi) $51.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Jain Sudha & Nina & Ajay $1,000.00 2013 FRD Pledge Jhaveri Chirag & Darshita $151.00 2013 FRD Pledge Jhaveri Deepak & Sujata $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Joshi Rujuta $116.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Kapadia Mahendra $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Khapra Sharad & Vinita $301.00 2013 FRD Pledge Khiroya Chandrakant & Swarup $50.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Lathia Amit & Nirali $125.00 2013 FRD Pledge Lathia Mukesh & Kalyani $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Madhani Jignesh & Jayshree (c/o Aarna) $51.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Manek Ashish & Minal $100.00 2013 FRD Pledge Mehta K.C. & Sumi $51.00 2013 FRD Pledge Mehta Manish & Varsha $500.00 2013 FRD Pledge Mehta Parimal & Dipika $1,111.00 2013 FRD Pledge Modi Manoj & Surabhi $51.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Anonymous $200.00 2013 Pledge (Anonymous) Modi Pradeep & Madhu $500.00 2013 FRD Pledge Mody Yogesh & Pallavi $101.00 2013 FRD Pledge Munot Rahul & Gayatri $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Parikh Tushar $100.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Parikh Vrajmohan & Smita $1,000.00 2013 FRD Pledge Patel Kaushik & Sonal $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Patel Kirit & Malti $101.00 2013 FRD Pledge Patel Kirit & Malti $51.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Prudential Insurance c/o Prateek Shah $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Ramanujan G $101.00 2013 FRD Pledge Rao Bhimsen & Shakuntala (Dr. Surekha Rao) $151.00 013 FRD Pledge Rastogi Parul $51.00 2013FRD Pledge Raval Tarun & Falguni $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Ravani Chandrakant & Ramila $100.00 2013 FRD Pledge Ravani Nilesh & Kapila $125.00 2013 FRD Pledge Sanghvi Amit & Kruti $500.00 2013 FRD Pledge Sanghvi Amit& Kruti (c/o son Parshva) $100.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Akshay & Shweta $1,001.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Ankit & Kinnari $251.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Ankit & Riddhi $51.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Arvind & Ramila $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Arvin & Jaya $5,001.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Ashvin & Purnima $1,001.00 2013 FRD Pledge

Shah Ashwin & Anupama $1,001.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Atul & Hemangini $501.00 2013 Pledge Shah Bansi & Bharti $130.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Shah Bharat & Falguni $100.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Bhavesh & Shivani $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Dharam & Rashmi $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Dilip & Kalpana $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Dipen & Kavita $201.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Divyakant & Mina (c/o Bhumit Shah) $100.00 013 FRD Pledge Shah Galaxy & Pinky $101.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Girish & Asha $151.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Harindra & Mayurika $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Hemang & Tejal $201.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Hemant & Veena (c/o Sumantbhai) $51.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Shah Jaimik & Reenal $251.00 2013FRD Pledge(c/o Reekhav & Jainav) Shah Jaimik & Reenal c/o Reekhav & Jainav $34.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Shah Jayant & Heena $1,000.00 2013 FRD Pledge(In memory of Dr. C.N. & Ansuyaben Shah) Shah Jayant & Heena $1,200.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Jayesh & Chhaya $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge(Anonymous) Shah Jayprakash & Bharti (c/o Rupal and Bijal) $102.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Shah Jitendra & Dimple $301.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Kalpesh & Tarang $201.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Kanti & Debra $1,001.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Ketan & Janki $101.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Shah Mahendra $1,200.00 2013FRD Pledge Shah Manoj & Minaxi $1,000.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Milap & Parul $51.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Shah Milap & Parul $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Nalin & Gita $301.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Neel $100.00 013 FRD Pledge Shah Nilesh & Hina $500.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Niranjan Vibha (Farmington Hills) $251.00 2013 Pledge Shah Nirav & Avani $251.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Shah Nutan & Alka $500.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Paresh & Anuja $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Paresh & Rita $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Peenal & Niral (c/o Priyal) $34.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Shah Pradip & Hemalata (Rochester Hills) $150.00 2013FRD Pledge Shah Prakash & Mansi $301.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Prakash & Shruti (c/o Rea&Ravi ) $101.00 2013FRD Pldge,(Geetmala) Shah Pravin & Jyoti $500.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Pritish & Shreya $251.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Rahul & Neeyati $31.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Shah Rahul & Neeyati $151.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Rajiv & Bhavna $100.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Rajiv & Reepal $500.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Rajiv & Reepal (c/o Riya) $33.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Shah Rashmikant & Renuka $301.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Shah Ricken & Toni $501.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Sanjay & Bela $500.00 2013 Pledge Shah Sanjiv & Rashmi $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Saurabh & Prachi $500.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Sharad & Nalini $500.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Vastupal & Varsha $501.00 2013FRD Pledge(Geetmala) Shah Vijay & Hemlata Menon $101.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Vinit & Anuja $151.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Vinit & Leena $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Shah Vinod & Nita $151.00 2013 FRD Pledge Sheth Jasvant & Saroj $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Sheth Jay & Kinjal $500.00 2013 FRD Pledge (Geetmala) Sheth Narendra & Suhas $100.00 2013 FRD Pledge Sheth Rajen & Neeta $250.00 2013 FRD Pledge Somani Utsav & Smruti $100.00 2013 FRD Pledge Trivedi B.K. & Sheela $100.00 2013 FRD Pledge Varde Uday & Anita $1,000.00 2013 FRD Pledge Vasani Vijay & Usha $151.00 2013 FRD Pledge Total Collection from the Pledges $44,742.00

2013 Fundraising Dinner Sponsors & Advertisers Frank Rewold Gold Sponsors Gala & Associates Inc. Anonymous Greenfield Rehab and Nursing Center Guardian Alarm Silver Sponsors Harris, Birkhill, Wang, Songe And Associates PC Dr. Dinesh & Pina Shah Health Care Team FutureNet Group, Inc. Highglow Jewelers Global Marble & Granite Jaya Travel & Tours Lotus Bank Krishna Catering & Restaurant Somat Engineering, Inc. Lakeshore Toltest Kundanben & Jim Sata Law office of Amarnath Gawda Dr. Gunabalan Maliniben Vakharia Martin, Arrington, Desai, & Meyers, P.C. Metals in Time Bronze Sponsors Mr. Sukhvinder Singh Bipin & Vijaya Shah Nicole Sweet Comfort Suites, Wixom Nirav Shah Dr. Lona and Rajen Modi Novi Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Dr. Sarju and Shreya Shah Pacitto & Forest eDealinfo.com Inc. Piyush Dave, Realtor Jignesh & Jayshree Madhani Prudential (Vidya Shah) Jitendra & Rama Sanghvi Royal India Cuisine Mango Mortgage Royal Roofing Co., Inc. Oakwood Annapolis Hospital Sistar Mortgage Prudential (Pratik Shah) Sonal & Nailesh Shah Prudential (Raju Patel) Suburban Collection Showplace Raj and Pinal Patel (Haggerty Drug) Sylvan Lake Family Practice Rajendra & Pratibha Modi – Bronze Sponsor Syntel, Inc Saloni Gems Systematic Heating Sonoma Tax Solutions, Inc. T.L.C. Family Dentistry Superior Construction & Hollywood Pediatrics Troy Dental Suresh & Bina Shah Tushar & Mamta Modi Transphere Inc. Tushar Vakharia Walled Lake Dental Advertisements Zaveri Associates

Achieve Rehab, Inc. American Gem Corporation Amit & Bharti Shah Anand & Mona Bora Anonymous (Back Cover Page) Bhandari Photography & Videography Bhupendra & Neena Shah Blaze Contracting CAVA Associates Choice Real Estate Services Continental Title Agency Darakjian Jewelers Deesha Medical and Deeya Event Planning

Dr. Kirit & Nina Shah Dr. Rajnikant & Jyoti Mehta DR. Yash Shah, Dinaben Shah and Shardaben (We sincerely apologize to everyone whose name we have omitted or Surti misspelled. Please contact us with corrections and we will gladly Drs. Kirit & Vasu Tolia incorporate them in our next JV publication. Michhami Dukkaddam!) Fineline Landscape Flash Printing

Fund Raising Dinner – MEMORABLE moments

DAY DATE TIMING PROGRAM DESCRIPTION COMMENTS

Wednesday 04/17/13 10:00 AM - 12:30 AM Ayambil Oli - Start

09:45 AM - 10:45 AM Hindi Class Sunday 04/21/13 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM Study Class

10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Ayambil Oli - End, Palitana Thursday 04/25/13 Yatra

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Snatra Puja

Friday 04/26/13 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM Ayambil Oli Parna (for

Tapasvis Only)

Saturday 04/27/13 10:00 AM - 02:30 PM Mahavir Janma Kalyanak Actual Day 4/23/13

Sunday 04/28/13 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Hindi Puja

09:45 AM - 10:45 AM Hindi Class Sunday 05/05/13 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM Study Class

Friday 05/10/13 10:00 AM Vaisakh Sud Ekam Snatra Puja by Tithi

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM Shri Ashtapad Tirth Ni Puja Sunday 05/12/13 # 3

09:45 AM - 10:45 AM Hindi Class

Sunday 05/19/13 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Hindi Puja May 27 Memorial Day

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM Study Class

Sunday 06/02/13 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM Hindi sanskriti diwas

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Hindi Puja Sunday 06/09/13 10:00 AM Jeth Sud Ekam Snatra Puja by Tithi

Sunday 06/16/13 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM Father's Day Picnic June 16 Father's Day

10:00 AM - 02:00 PM Snatra Puja, Aarti, Mangal Divo, Shanti Kalash Fifteenth Temple Friday 06/21/13 Anniversary 07:30 PM - 10:00 PM T.B.D.

09:30 AM - 03:00 PM Eighteenth Abhishek and Lunch Fifteenth Temple Friday 06/22/13 Anniversary 07:30 PM - 10:00 PM T.B.D.

10:00 AM - 03:00 PM Dhwaja Ceremony & Lunch Fifteenth Temple Sunday 06/23/13 Anniversary

Thursday 07/04/13 ALL DAY JAINA from July 4-7 JAINA Four day event

Article on Jainism: Changing Face of Jain Academic Education About 10 years ago, prior to the start of the International School for Jain studies (ISJS), there were probably no more than 2 dozen Jain academics in the West and the academic studies in Jainism in the universities around the world were seriously lagging behind rest of the other dharma traditions. Fortunately within a span of last 8 years, we feel the scene of Jain academic education has started changing. This was not the case before.

Several factors account for this change. One of them is the creation of International School for Jain studies and its program International Summer School for Jain Studies (ISSJS). Other factors are the increased interest in the West on India, its culture philosophies (Jain dharma is a significant component), commerce and tourism and also the increased awareness within the Jain community in India as well as here in North America to encourage and support Jain related academic activities. This brief report outlines the changing scenario. We have started turning the wheel but we must continue this journey with faster speed for Jain Dharma to occupy an equal presence in the academia.

Training and creation of Young Jain Scholars. We all know that Jain dharma studies cannot grow and flourish without the availability of Jain scholars and academics. Till 6 years ago, we could count the number of Jain scholars in the West on our finger tips but we feel the situation will be different soon. Let us share some of our observations; a) NEW Ph.Ds. As of this writing, we have counted at least eleven (11) new Ph.Ds. ( or soon to be Ph.Ds.) in Jain Dharma and its related subjects. Out of this at least 7 of them are ISJS alumni. * shows ISJS alumnus. They are; Steven Voss, (U Penn), Dipti Khera (U of Chicago), Audrey Truschke (Columbia U), Nawaraj Chaulagain (Harvard), *Arianne Eroy (California Institute of Integral Studies), *Brianne Donaldson (CLU), * Nathan Loewen (McGill), *Pankaj Jain (U of Iowa), *Andréa Jain (Rice University), *Bradley Boileau (U of Ottawa) , *Mathieu E. Courville (U of Ottawa) * b) Ph.Ds. in Pipeline; Due to the support, environment and interest created by ISJS and several others, we feel as many as 19 scholars are currently pursuing and working for their Ph.Ds. right now. Here again, nearly 90 % of them are ISJS alumni. *Ellen Gough (Yale), *Lynna Dhanani (Yale) , *Tim Helton (Drew), *Smitha Kothari (U of Toronto) , *Sarah Hadmack (U of Hawaii) , *Whitney Braun (CGU) , *Christopher Handy (U of Texas?) , *Aimee Hamilton ( Indiana University) , *Dr Nomnian at Mahidol Bangkok , *Prasong now studying in USA (Ph.D from Bangkok), * Josef Bartosek in Prague, *Anna Bazlez in Slovenia, *Knut Aukland at Oslo , *Kate Kragh at Leiden Holland, *C. Fleming (spent one year with ISJS as Fulbright scholar) is currently studying for Ph.D. in Jainism at Harvard, at least 2-3 students working at CLU/CST, and other places in Canada and Samani Pratibha Pragya (SOAS). c) ISJS ALUMNI; during the last 8 years, 320 students and faculty (from more than 25 universities and twelve countries) have attended ISSJS classes in India and in Bangkok, Thailand. As a result of the ISSJS program, not all but quite a few of the ISSJS alumni faculty have started offering courses in Jain Dharma at their institutions and several graduate students are now associated in Jain studies . d) Ph.Ds. (in last 5-15 years) engaged in Jain studies. Prof. Jeffery Long (Elizabethtown College), *Dr. John Casey (at Loyola Marymount U), *Prof. Christian Haskett (Utah State University), * Prof. Natalia Zheleznova (Moscow State U, Moscow, Russia) *, Dr. Nachiket Chanchani is presently a Fellow at the Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler Art Galleries. He was recently selected as the newest faculty in South-Asian Studies at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor). He has (& continues to) researched Jain scriptures and ancient Jain temple sites in India. Nachiket has expressed strong interest in establishing a Jain studies program at the University of Michigan once he joins full time in about 10 months. JAIN STUDIES COURSE OFFERINGS NOW; We do not have a current list but we feel several universities and colleges in USA and Canada either offer a standalone course in Jain Dharma or as part of the world Religions courses. At least 3000 students are attending these courses in Jainism each year at various universities. These institutions include ;

Loyola Marymount U ( LA), Claremont Lincoln U ( Claremont, CA), Florida International University ( Miami, FL), Elizabethtown College ( Elizabethtown, PA), Eastern Connecticut State U ( Willimantic, CT), University of Wisconsin, University of North Texas at Denton, University of Hawaii and Windward Community college ( Honolulu, HI), Virginia Commonwealth University ( Richmond, VA), University of Wisconsin, North Eastern University, Yale University, , University of Ottawa ( Ottawa , Canada), Vanier College ( Montreal, Canada ), Charles University ( Prague, Czech Republic) , University of London , SOAS, at Freie University in Germany ( Mr. Patrick Krueger) and a few more.

CENTER FOR JAIN STUDIES ( CJS) AT CLAREMONT LINCOLN UNIVERSITY; in collaboration with ISJS, JAINA and Jain Center of Southern California (JCSC), a center for Jain studies was established on October 8, 2012. This center is most active and comprehensive and currently offers or plans to offer the following programs;

Two graduate level courses every year in Jain dharma and applied dharma ( one in each semester) , one yearly international seminar on Applied Jain Dharma, one summer camp in Jain dharma for Jain youths, annual VR Gandhi lecture, full one day Ahimsa Day celebrations ( on October 2nd), Ahimsa award ( to a person of repute), one research project (Ahimsa in the Face of Disaster: Jain Responses to the Partition of India in 1947") and uploading of Jain course material on CLU web site and selection of candidates for ISSJS-2013 class in India http://jain.claremontlincoln.org/news-events/cjs-newsletter-issue-no-1-the-inaugural-year-in-retrospect/

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY; About 2 years ago, a funded Jain chair ( the first in North America) “Bhagwan Mahavir Chair “was established at FIU. This university now offers regular courses and some programs in Jain dharma.

CONCERNS; We realize that there are not that many jobs open in the academia in Jain studies. Jain community should now think of supporting the existing centers and establishing several new centers for Jain studies and research so that the new Jain Scholars can find meaningful employment and remain engaged in Jain studies. But wherever the currently available people get hired, they will do research, write, teach and promote Jain studies. Good to see this change. Few years ago, we all said that there is an acute shortage of Jain scholars. Hopefully, that may be changing. Let us keep it up. Sulekh C. Jain, PhD Dilip V. Shah Nitin Shah, MD Houston, Texas, USA Philadelphia, PA Los Angeles , CA

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JAINA RECOGNITION AWARDS

JSGD, Board of Trustee request and encourage members to submit the applications for following JAINA awards. These awards will be given during 2013 JAINA Convention in Detroit. Criteria for selection of nominee for these awards by JAINA are : individuals living in North America (USA and Canada), who have contributed significantly to the promotion of Jainism and its principles, other accomplishment and details provided on nomination form. The types of awards and the maximum number of awards for each category are given below:

JAINA Ratna Award: Maximum number of awards = 1 JAINA Recognition Awards for Adults: Maximum number of awards = 10 JAINA Recognition Awards for Youth: Maximum number of awards = 5

You are welcome to nominate candidates by sending separate nomination form for each candidate by e-mail to [email protected] or [email protected] before May 3, 2013. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call Hemant Shah @ 248-426-6565 or visit http://www.jaina.org/?JAINA_recognition for nomination form.

SELECTION CRITERIA FOR JAINA RATNA AWARD 1. Contribution of time and/or personal financial resources for JAINA 2. Contribution of time and/or personal financial resources for local Jain Center 3. Contribution of time and/or personal financial support for the community-at-large to fulfill the JAINA mission based upon a non-sectarian approach 4. Publishing articles, lecturing, and teaching Jain principles; and displaying unselfish devotion for the advancement of Jainism 5. Participation in interfaith activities 6. Good-natured, honest, humble and a showing high level of personal character and integrity. Practitioner of major tenets of Jainism 7. Up to top 10 personal achievements (not related to his/her business or profession)

SELECTION CRITERIA FOR JAINA ADULT RECOGNITION AWARDS 1. Contribution of time and/or personal financial resources for JAINA, YJA and/or YJP 2. Contribution of time and/or financial resources for local Jain Center 3. Publishing articles, lecturing, and teaching Jain principles; displaying unselfish devotion for the advancement of Jainism 4. Significant personal achievements (not related to his/her business or profession) 5. Good natured, kind, honest, humble and possessing other good traits worth mentioning

SELECTION CRITERIA FOR JAINA YOUTH RECOGNITION AWARDS 1. Contributions to YJA or YJP and/or JAINA 2. Participation in youth activities at the local Jain Center 3. Significant personal achievements (not related to his/her business or profession) 4. Good natured, kind, honest and humble and possessing other good traits worth mentioning

Jain Study Class Corner

Quotes for the month:

- “For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.” - - “Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself. ” - Alice Walker

Face-to-Faith Get together at the Jain Tample:

There will be Face-to-Faith get together on April 25th at the Jain Temple. The event will be from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. We will have 50 to 60 teenagers coming from various faiths coming to Jain temple to learn and discuss Jain religion and their religions. There will be few adults and our youth + adults will walk them through the temple and explain Jain religion and its principles. We appreciate the efforts of Nutanbhai Shah and Amiben Lakhani for taking lead in this event.

Hindi Pathshala

Hindi Pathshala is moving smoothly with 60+ students.

Please note:

Hindi Class time is 9:45 am – 10:45 AM Jain Study Class time is 11:00 – 12:30 PM

Study Class Lunch Program:

Please welcome Pratiksha Shah to join Rachna Parakh as lunch coordinator.

Following were the lunch sponsors for February and March:

- February 10 – Mukesh and Kalyani Lathia - March 10 – Study Class Group 2A - March 17 – Alok & Sugandha Tijoriwala and Bhavesh & Ragini Kothari

If you like to sponsor a lunch for your children’s birthday, your birthday, anniversary or just feel great to feed all, please contact Rachna Parakh or Pratiksha Shah.

Based on the feedback we have received, we will not have Study Class Group sponsorship for the lunch. For further clarification please contact Vinay C. Shah

Study Class Sponsorship:

Following is the information for the sponsorship in April and May:

April – 14 Lifetime Sponsors and 1 monthly sponsor May – 12 Lifetime sponsors

In the early part of year 2013 we have received 4 new monthly sponsorships. We say THANK YOU to them. The names of these sponsors are posted on Bulletin Board.

Sponsorship Update – As of today, we have 126 Life Time sponsors.

Lifetime sponsorship is $1001 and you can select a month of your choice for lifetime. The monthly sponsorship is $125. For sponsoring study class, please contact Vinay C. Shah at 248-893-7262 or email [email protected].

Study Class Dates for 2013 Time 11 AM to 1 PM

April 7 April 21 May 5 May 19 No Class in June July 14 July 28 August 11 August 25 September 14* September 22 October 6** October 20 October 27 November 10 November 24 December 15

* = Sutra / Stavan Recital – 2:30 to 5:30 PM ** = Annual Day Program – 2:00 to 5:30 PM

Ayambil Oli Announcement

This year's "Ayambil Oli" will start from April 17th, 2013. As time gets closer, we will provide additional information via e mail. If you wish to do Ayambil, please write your name on the sheets when provided on the bulletin board or send e- mail to [email protected] at least two days in advance. This is very important as this will help the volunteers prepare the food accordingly.

Anyone wanting to do Ayambil is requested to bring their own thali, vatko, glass, spoon and nepkin.

Jain Society has planned a Panch Tirth Yatra on August 16-17-18, 2013. The current plan is to go to Columbus (OH), Franklin Township (NJ), New York (NY) and Siddhachalam (NJ).

This time you will get opportunity to visit the new Derasar of Columbus, OH and Franklin Township in NJ. Also we will visit New York Derasar where they have Ashtapad and Siddhachalam where they have mini Samet Shikar. These are all new for us, so please sign up early to avoid disappointment.

We will leave from our Farmington Hills temple on Friday afternoon (after lunch) on August 16th and return on Sunday night, August 18th.

If you plan to join in this Yatra, please fill out the registration form on the next page and send it back with deposit to the address listed on the form. The cost is estimated at $175 per person.

Sponsorship opportunities are: - Donate $500 and you will be one of the Sanghpati at one temple - Any amount of sponsorship is welcome - Snacks - Lunch on Friday and dinner on Sunday - Let us know if you have any other ideas

For any questions, please contact: Vastupal Shah – [email protected] – 586-323-2015 Vinay Shah – [email protected] – 248-893-7262

YATRA: JAIN SOCIETY OF GREATER DETROIT, INC

2013 YATRA - Columbus (OH), Franklin Twp (NJ), New York (NY), Siddhachalam (NJ)

August 16, 17, and 18, 2013 Leave Farmington Hills on Friday after lunch and return on Sunday by midnight

Registration Form Snantra Puja and Meru Teras Puja update CONTACT INFORMATION

______Name Home Phone cell phone

______Address email

______Emergency Contact Info and phone number

REGISTRATION – Please list all attendees including all age children – All Yatris must be JSGD Members

Reg Fee Deposit Remaining Sex From From First Name Last Name Age Due by M / F Following Following July 31 Table Table

Total

Registration Fee Deposit per Person Adults (Age 18 and Up) $ 175.00 * $ 50.00 ** Child / Youth (Age 5 to 17) $ 125.00 * $ 25.00 **

Children under age 5 Free Free

NOTE - * = THIS IS THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT ** = Deposit is NON-REFUNDABLE

Make the deposit check payable to – “Jain Society of Greater Detroit” – write 2013 Yatra in memo and send your total deposit to:

Vinay C. Shah / 26224 Valhalla Drive / Farmington Hills, MI 48331

Final payment - due before July 31, 2013 – No TAX deduction receipt from JSGD

______Signature Date

______Received By Date

PS – All Yatris are responsible to provide their own medical insurance coverage

This Yatra is limited to first 100 registrants with paid deposit – NO RESERVATION BY PHONE CALLS – NO RESERVATION WITHOUT DEPOSIT

JSGD Credit Card Payment JSGD can accept payment via Check (Preferred), Cash, Credit Card and PayPal to pay your outstanding pledges. Many of you are also aware that we are paying up to 4% to credit card companies (VISA, Master Card, Discover, American Express) and PayPal. The JSGD credit card processing form has the option to voluntarily add 2% to the total payment.

We would like to recognize following donors (2011 & 2012) who paid dues using a credit card but added 2% to their balance. In last two years alone, members have paid close to $3,000 in credit card fees to JSGD.

Baid Chidananda Sanghvi Nehal & Sumanth Bora Anand & Mona Shah Ankit & Bina

Chauhan Rakesh & Meghna Shah Bharat & Bhavna

Dagli Dinesh & Sunita Shah Bhavesh & Shivani

Doshi Ketur & Sejal Shah Hemant & Tarulata

Doshi Vikram & Minal Shah Jayprakash & Bharti

Gandhi Ramesh & Sucheta Shah Jinansh & Priya

Gandhi Ritesh Shah Mukund & Indira

Jain Kamal & Sunitha Shah Lalit & Lt.Sarla

Jain Sachin & Shweta Shah Nalin & Gita

Karani Nilesh & Jinal Shah Peenal & Niral

Koradia Chetan & Smita Shah Pragneshkumar & Jigar

Kumar Navneet & Meenal Malviya Shah Rohit & Punita

Madhani Jignesh & Jayshree Shah Samkit & Ronak

Modi Niranjan & Bharati Shah Sanjay & Bela

Nahata Babulal & Mala Shah Saurabh & Sonal

Nahta Rakesh & Shruti Shah Tushar & Birva

Parakh Dharmendra & Rachna Shah Vastupal & Varsha

Parikh Shrenik & Aarti Shah Yogesh & Nita

Ravani Chandrakant & Ramila Solanki Sanjay & Rita

Sancheti Nilesh & Priya Teli Samar & Purvi

Sanghvi Jitendra & Rama Vora Priyank & Bhumika

Please note that paying by check is still JSGD’s most preferred method for paying outstanding pledges. On Behalf JSGD Finance Team, Rajiv Shah

JAINA Jiv Daya Fund Jai Jinendra. You may or may not know this. Our partner organization "Bhartiya Jain Sangathana" (BJS) reports that 12,000 villages in 16 districts in Maharashtra are reeling under severe drought with thousands of men, women, and children starved of water, food, livelihoods and dying livestock. The drought conditions are also likely to get harsher across areas in Gujarat and Rajasthan as well.

The crisis is severe, the challenge is enormous, and the task is huge. As summer approaches, the situation would get more critical, especially in the months of April, May and June; and BJS is gearing to meet this challenge. This massive task cannot be accomplished without participation of the each and every responsible member of this society. JAINA and BJS appeals to you to join us and get involved in support of these deprived communities.

Following sponsorship opportunities are available:

Refuge Animal Shelter for 200 animals for four months (food, water, shelter, health and care) ===== $36,000/ camp One truck of food for Animals ======$1800 / truck Water tank for storage 5000 liter capacity ======$275 / tank Water tanker for village per day for 30 days ======$1000 / one month water supply / one village Water tanker for village every day for four month ======$4000 / four month water supply for one village

Please make your donation to: "JAINA Jiv Daya Fund" and mail to: Mrs. Rita Sheth; 5308 E. 80th Place,Tulsa, OK 74136 For further information, please contact Chairperson, Jiv Daya Committee, Mrs. Rita Sheth, 918-398-6024,[email protected]. Thousands of Animals and people hope for early response to help

Warm regards, Dr. Sushil Jain (JAINA President)

JOY Board 2012- 13 President Abhi Jain

Vice President We recently held our annual Winter Camp Retreat, and it was a Umang Lathia success. We had lots of kids come out and we had a lot of fun,

Treasurer playing snow football, playing cards, and getting to know each other Naxal Shah better. Thank you to all the chaperones that helped out.

Public Relations Link: http://www.jsgd.org/newsletters/2013/WinterCamp_2013.pdf Sheily Shah

Publications On April 25th, we are hosting the Face to Faith at the temple. It is an Rishi Mehta event in which high schoolers of other faiths will be invited to the

Media Manager temple and we will teach them about our religion, and have Prakhar Bhandari discussions with them. There will be dinner and dessert, so please attend. This is a chance to show off the temple! If you are interested Advisor Nutan Shah in helping out or attending, please contact Nutanbhai, Amiben, or [email protected] Vinaybhai.

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Jain Vani Advertisement Rates We are taking new advertisements in Jain Vani. We publish around 6 Jain Vani in a year, which reaches to more than 500 member's family. We have also started to take one time advertisement in Jain Vani. Please contact any EC member if you or anyone you know would like to publish their advertisement. Diamond Level (Full Page) – $1,400 for full year Platinum Level (Half Page) – $800 for full year

Gold Level (Quarter Page) – $500 for full year

Silver Level (1/8 Page - business card size) – $300 for full year Bronze Level : ONE TIME Publication a. 1/8 Page - business card size – $100, b. 1/4 Page - $150, c. 1/2 Page - $200