Jain Digest 1988 05 Vol 12 No 06

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

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CINCINNATI-DAYTON JAIN CENTER
ELECTS OFFICERS FOR 1988-89
Cincinnati, OH. At the Annual General Body Meeting held on April 10,1988 the following officers were elected: Dr Sulekh Jain-President, Dr Mahesh Shah-VicePresident, Mr Harshad Shah-Secretary, Mr Rajnikant Shah-Treasurer, Mr Minal Jain-News Letter, Mr Ravi Bafna-Youth program, Mr Pramodh Jhaveri-Planning, Mrs Ila Punater-Membership, Mrs Surabhi & Mr's Ranjan Punater-Food, Mr Jyoti Shah-Library and Mr Ramesh Shah-Pooja.
AVAILABLE ALL VEGETABLE PRODUCT TOILET SOAP
Jainistic look into daily life is to live with Ahimsa, non-violence to the fullest practical means. As a 15-year old practicing Ahimsa as prescribed by the tenets, the Agamas of the Jains, I read ingredient labels of foods and cosmetics
Toilet soap is the most common product used every day by every one. Hence I set out to research into soaps in the market. My research showed that all major soap manufacturers use lard or beef tallow, the fat part of the animal, and a 4 oz soap contains as much as 85%, or 3.4 oz of tallow products. However, all vegetable soap is available in super markets, small grocery stores, drug stores and an increasing number of health food and vegetarian stores. Reasonably less expensive all vegetable soap is available under "Kirks".
My whole idea to present this is to subjectively inform Jains and others to follow Ahimsa in a deeper sense, if they choose to.
VEGETARIANISM ON THE RISE IN NORTH AMERICA
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TORONTO JAIN SOCIETY ELECTS NEW EXECUTIVE 1988-89
Sameer Bhimani Grand Rapids, MI
Even in the most determined of America's carnivorous strongholds, '80's-style vegetarianism is on the rise. About 8 million Americans and many high profile personalities like actress Doris Day, rock stars Michael Jackson and Madonna, tenis star Peter Burwash, labour leader Cesar Chavez, Nobel Laurates Issac B. Singer and George Wald, US congressman Andy Jacobs, Games star Bob Barker and many more practice vegetarianism as well promote it. Vegetarian Times magazine based in Oak Park, Illinois claims that fully 2 million of them have come over to vegetarianism since 1985 and the magazine itself has seen its circulation doubled in the past 2 years to 150,000. And Vegetarian Times Restaruant Guide, to be published soon, lists more than 1000 eateries in the US and Canada compared to 350 in 1978.
Toronto, ON. The new executive of Toronto Jain Society was elected on March 20, 1988. The officers are: Ramnik Kothari-President, Bhaichand Shah-VicePresident, Jaswant Shah-Secretary, Bhadra Kothari-Treasurer and Praful Shah, Pritam Mehta, Sangeeta Doshi, Bakul Ajmeera, Himat Khandor and Satish Jhaveri are the members.