Jain Digest 2001 07 Vol 19 No 03

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

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JAIN DIGEST
A publication of the
FEDERATION OF JAIN ASSOCIATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA (JAINA)
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Lata Champsee
21 Swiftdale Place
Don Mills, ONT M3B 1M3 Canada
Phone: 416/441-2200 416/441-2211 latachampsee@usa.net
Fax:
REGIONAL EDITORS Canada
Dr.Mahendra Mehta.
26 Vancho Cres
Islington, Ont M9A 422
Phone/Fax 416/241-2044
Midwest, US
Manubhai Doshi
931 Golden Road Lake Forest, IL 60045 Phone: 847/735-0120
Northeast, US
Dineshbhai Chheda
9 Johnson Ave
West Caldwell, NJ 07006
Phone: 973/394-1701
Southeast, US
Surendra Shah
1465 Sumter Drive
Marietta, GA 30064-2920
Phone: 770/422-1483
Southwest, US
Jadavji Kenia (jkenia@iname.com) 1819 Plymouth Rock Drive Richardson, TX 75081-3942 Phone: 972/690-3593
West, US Chandrakant Parekh
12914 Wolverton Lane
Cerritos, CA 90703-7265.
Phone: 562/865-1679, Fax: (562) 865-0851. engsys@aol.com
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Young Minds
Reshma Modi
248/ 851-3965, reshmamodi@mail.com Mansi Shah
562-404-2851, MansiShah@aol.com
Matrimoniali
Hasmukh Shah
8721 Scrimshaw Drive
New Port Richey, FL. 34653-6623 Phone: 727/376-7989
MANAGING BOARD Lata Champsce, Editor in chief Dilip V Shah, Marketing Manager Keerti Shah, Circulation Manager
The Managing Editorial Board will endeavor to publish all material submitted but reserves the right to edit and/or reformat for clarity and space restrictions. The views expressed in the articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Managing Editorial Board of JAIN DIGEST.
PUBLICATION DATES AND DEADLINES
February 15
May 15
August 15 November 15
Spring (March) Summer (June)
Fall (September) Winter (December)
2/ JAIN DIGEST FALL 2001
Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA)
JAINA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President
Bipin D. Parikh
Phone: 847/699-1294, Fax: 312/726-4274
First Vice President
Anop R. Vora
Phone: 716/473-9290, Fax: 716/473-9450
Regional Vice Presidents
Lata Champsee, Canada
Phone: 416/441-2200, Fax: 416/441-2211
Ila G. Mehta, Midwest US Phone: 419/865-2727, Fax: 419/868-7476
Sushil Jain, Northeast US
Phone/ 301/670-0519 Fax:301/670-3937
Mahendra Mehta, Southeast US
Phone: 941/561-273, Fax: 941-275-4432
Hasendra Shah, West US Phone: 562/404-2851, Fax: 562/597-0648
Udai Jain, Southwest US
Phone: 281-980-0741, Fax: 281/980-2924
Secretary
Kirit C. Daftary Phone: 254/776-4209, Fax: 254/753-1411
Treasurer
Girish P. Shah
Phone: 408/378-8765. Fax: 650/694-6961
Immediate Past President
Mahendra K. Pandya
Phone: 718/816-0083, Fax: 212/319-6781
SPECIAL OFFICE BEARER
Executive Director of JAINA
Kamalesh Amin
Phone/Fax: 716/636-5342 jainahq@aol.com
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
All Board of Directors names were printed in the Summer 2000 issue.
JAINA CHARITABLE TRUST
Executive Council Chairmen -
Dhiraj Shah, Buffalo, NY Mahendra Pandya, New York, NY Comptroller Jagat Jain, Buffalo, NY Secretary General - Kirit Kapadia, New York, NY Members-at-Large
Rajen Jaswa, Saratoga, CA Bipin Parikh, Chicago, IL Bhupendra Tolia, Norwood, NJ.
Trustees
All Trustees names and photos to be printed in the Fall 2000 issue.
JAINA ON THE INTERNET JAINA Jain BBS http://www.jaina.org/ http://www.jainism.org/ Young Jains of America http://www.yja.org/
JAINA COMMITTEES
Ahimsa Day Celebration Surendra Singhvi 937/885-7414
Calendar Committee
Rajiv Pandya 212/319-8291 Community Leadership Council
Ramesh Shah 440/442-4596 Environment and Ecology Nancy Jain 416/447-1650
Essay Competition Chhaya Kapadia 516/829-3316 JAINA Book Store
Rohit H. Doshi 607/ 754 60101 JAINA Convention Board Bipin Parkih 847/669-1294
Govt & International Organizations Relations Dhiraj H. Shah 716/773-1314
Interfaith Activities! World Council of Jains Manoj Dharamsi 703/620-9837 Rashmi Gardi 847/428-4298
Jain Poojas
Naresh Shah 516/741-9269 Arhant Jain 905/827-7494
JAIN DIGEST Membership
Keerti Shah 630/837-8716 JAINA Education Committee Pravin K. Shah 919/859-4994
JAINA Temple Guidelines Jagat Jain 716/688-0104
Jiv Daya
Ratibhai Shah 817/430-8081 JAINA Library Committee
Virendra Shah 310/326-5685 JAINA Publication Committee
Prem Gada 806/794-4777
CANADA
Regular
Toronto.
Associate
Edmonton Montreal
Ortawa
Vancouver
MIDWEST
Regular
Chicago
Cinncinati/Dayton Cleveland Columbus Detroit
St. Louis Associate
Kansas City Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Toledo
NORTHEAST Regular
Boston
Buffalo
Cherry Hill
Essex Fells
Hudson Valley New York
Orange
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Rochester
Washington, DC
Associate
Albany Allentown Elmira Harrisburgh Hartford
Syracuse
AFFILIATES
Brahmi Jain Society, US and Canada International Alumni Association of Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya, Rochester, NY International Mahavir Jain Mission, US and Canada Jain Meditation International Center, US & Canada
HEADQUARTERS PO Box 700, Getzville, NY 14068-0700 Phone/Fax: 716/636-5342 Telephone Hours: Monday - Friday. 2 PM-5 PM EST
JAINA Website Committee Girish P. Shah 408/378-8765
Long Term Planning Prabodh Vaidya 630/985-9144 Mahavir Memorial
Dr. Manoj Dharamsi 703/620-9837 Marriage Information Service Hasmukh Shah 727/376-7989 Media Watch/Public Relations Sushil Jain 301/670-0519 Membership
Kamlesh Shah 301/838-9778
N. American Jain Families Assitance Program
Ila Mehta 419/865-2727
Pilgrimage
Dilip V. Shah 215/561-0581
Senior Citizens
Kantilal Shah 949/831-8687
Scholar Visitation
Nirmal Dosi 732/390-0296 Tirthodhdhar
Kirit Daftary 254/776-4209 V. R. Gandhi Scholarship Fund Pravin C. Shah 516/248-8265
World Community Service Bachubhai Ajmera 301/924-8070 Bhadresh Dhila 301/589-4610 Prakash Mehta 703/318-8252
Young Jains of America (YJA) Birud Jhaveri 503/292-1965 Chintan Shah 608/264-0050 Young Jain Professional (YJP) Sanjay Mehta 718/347-3083
SOUTHEAST
Regular
Atlanta
Miami
Associate Augusta Charlotte Fr. Meyers Jacksonville Memphis
Middle Tenness Morgantown New Orleans
Orlando
Palm Beach Raleigh
Tampa
SOUTHWEST
Regular
Dallas
Houston Phoenix Associate
Tulsa Lubbock Colorado
WEST
Regular
Los Angles
San Francisco Associate Portland Sacramento San Diego
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
Regular: Twe directors on JAINA'S Board (over 50 families). Associate. One director on JAINA's Board (up to 50 families).
Jain Social Group, LA and Toronto
Kutchhi Gurjar Jain Society, Grand Island, NY Kutchhi Oswal Jain Association of North America(KOJAIN Shri Mahavir Jain Foundation, Santa Ana, CA Jain Academic Foundation of N. America, Lubbock, TX
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OF JAIN DIGEST
We encourage our readers to send their questions, comments or views on current issues or concerns facing the Jain community of North America to the Editor in Chief, Lara Champsee. We endeavor to publish all letters, space permitting. The JAIN DIGEST reserves the right to edit all material for clarity and/or space. All letters must include the sender's name, address and phone number to be considered for publication.