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Jain Digest | Youth Activity
Report of Jain Center of Central Ohio
by Jayesh Desai
Here is a good opportunity of associating with the Jain Digest.
Jain Digest is enlarging its Youth Section. The youth section will deal with youth-related issues and will be edited by youths in cooperation with the Editor-in-Chief.
We need 4-5 dedicated youth editors. If you are interested in joining the Youth Editorial Team and are 1430 years old, please contact or write to: Dr. Urmila Talsania, 5 Yellow Star Court, Woodridge, IL 60517 (708)9698845 or Punit Shah, 3337 Chamblee Tucker Rd. #8, Atlanta, GA 30341, (404) 455-7337.
Here is another opportunity to air your views. If you have any ideas, suggestions, articles and know of any activities that may be worthy of inclusion in the youth section, contact Punit Shah at the above address.
Kantilal and Madhu Shah, Houston, TX D. Shah and Bharti Shah, East Windsor, NJ Jiya and Shubbi Jain, Fort Wayne, IN N.R. and B.N. Shah, Cerritos, CA Prad and Laxmi Zaveri, Plano, TX Kishor and Damini Mehta, Leawood, KS Suresh and Dina Shah, West Hartford, CT Shantilal and Hema Satra, Crete, IL
Jain youngsters of Central Ohio are studying lessons of Samayik actively. The interactive and participatory way of instruction was enthusiastically received as evidenced by several questions asked by the students during the first three lessons. The lessons are very short (one can go through a lesson several times within five minutes). Parents can help motivate the youngsters to devote five minutes per day towards this worthy cause.
Newcomers are welcome and encouraged to join. With the invaluable help from our youth education volunteers, Nita, Charu and Urmish, the Center provides individual attention to every youngster who wants to learn Samayik. So you don't have to know everything that has been taught so far; just come with a desire to learn.
Some students have already recited the first three lessons. A $5.00 gift certificate (sponsored by Varsha ). Desai) was awarded to each of them on May 17.
Our special thanks to Sunder and Sharda Jain of Skokie, Nlinois for their generous contribution.
We have received to date in the first quarter a very meager amount of less than $1,500. We seek your earnest support so as to fulfill our mission.
Pittsburgh youth launch magazine
Jain Youths of Pittsburgh (site of the next JAINA Convention) have started a new quarterly magazine called "The JAINA Times." It is a very impressive start. Please submit your suggestions, articles and comments to: Co-Editors Anish Shah (412-457-8029) and Sanjay Vora (412-325-4978) or c/0 JAINA Youth Group of Pittsburgh, 967 Presque Isle Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15239.
Education
Book Review
theory approaches to living without meat. Another big shelf is needed to hold the many useful books arguing for meatless eating for health, environment, and animal protection reasons. But only rarely have books devoted to the vegetarian experience been published. Life After Beef: Reflections of a Vegetarian is such a book.
Becoming a vegetarian, its problems and pleasures, while a highly personal experience, is one worthy of wider sharing. In Life After Beef, author Les Inglis shares his experiences as he and his wife made the switch from a traditionaldiet to a strict vegetarian diet overnight. They wrestled with label reading at the supermarket, searched for restaurants with something they could eat, learned more about ethnic foods, and became active with local animal and vegetarian groups. Obviously enjoying the (continued on page 15)
Life After Beef: Reflections of a Vegetarian by Les Inglis
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