Jain Digest 2002 01

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

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REGIONAL NEWS....
SWEDEN
SOUTH WEST NORTHEAST
the Diwali Mela. Jain Society representaJadavji Kenia, Regional Editor Dinesh Chheda, Regional Editor
tives also attended the various interfaith activities held in the Washington area.
Members' directory was published in PITTSBURGH,PA
November, 2001. This directory also proNORTH TEXAS (DALLAS AREA) Like every year Jain Society of Pittsburgh vides information on our activities, our his
Diwali was celebrated on November 18, had very spiritual swadhyays from seven tory. The directory contains a complete 2001. Mahavir Nirvan Pooja was followed scholars. The scholars were, Rajnibhai listing of Jain temples in North America by children's program. Young children sang Shah, Nirmal Doshi, Dhirubhai Pandit, along with directions to temples within Namokaar Mantra and songs including Samanji Sthit Pragyaji, Samanji Shrut 300-mile radius. "Japiye Chovish Jinavar Naam." Children Pragyaji, Sunandaben Vohra, and Tarlaben At Annual general meeting of Decemages 9-13 made a power-point presentation Doshi. We are looking forward to ber 9, 2001. following persons have been covering various Jain topics. The older Padmanabhan Jaini's talk on the Mahavir elected for the year 2002. group presented a dance-drama depicting Nirvan Day. During Paryushan Parva we Chandanbala's life and how she helped end
President: Kanta Dharamsi, Vice-President: had many tapasya, including three atthai, Mahavir Bhagwan's fasting of 5 months and
Dhiraj Shah Sec: Niru Shah, Jt.Secretary: three chhath, six attham and many more
Ashok P. Shah Treasurer: Manu J. Shah, 25 days. upvas.
Jt. Treasurer: Ashok R. Shah, Members: Atul Weekly Swadhyays and monthly poojas Children of our Society have been par
Bakliwal, Sushil Jain, and Kamlesh P. Shah, and other meetings are continuing as usual ticipating in the Jaina Academic Bowl com
and Past President: Pravin Dand and there is a definite interest and increase petition since 1995. This year, at the Chi
Board of Trustees: Arvind Shah, Chairman, in the number of young students attending cago convention, our team was second place
Bachubhai Ajmera, Manoj Dharamsi and Pathshala classes. JSNT contact is our cur- trophy winner. The participants were Girish
Bhavi Jain; Youth Committee Coordinator: rent president Swatee Kalamkar 972-530Jain, Neha Mehta, Ravi R. Mehta, Ravi V.
Hemal Jhaveri (703-922-2734), and Youth
H. 7356, email: swateek@yahoo.com Mehta, Rishi Mohnot and Kunal Rambhia.
Committee Members: Sonali Bhavsar, Open book examinations were held in Nisha Jain. Amol Shah, and Pathik Shah.
Gujarati and English this year. Pratikraman PHOENIX, AZ
book by Dhirajbhai Mehta in Gujarati and Some of the highlights of the
two select books by Manubhai Doshi in English were used for test questionnaire.
WEST Swamivatsalya 2001 function were: Vari
More than forty youth and adults partici- Chandrakant Parekh, Regional Editor ety shows put together by pathshala children and teachers, Tapasvis' bahuman, Jain
pated in these competitions. Our adults and
youth were also winners of second or third Art Gallery, report by executive committee
place essays and recipients of awards. and general body meeting.
LOS ANGELES, CA Guru Jayanti celebration was attended by Contact: Vinod Doshi @412-856-9235
Jain Center of Southern California or Shanti Mohnot @ 724-325-2058 a large number of families. The program
(CSC) has a new Board of Directors which included recitation of the "Atma-Siddhi"
includes Dr. Nitin Shah, President; Ramesh and other stavans. Religious leaders from
Doshi, Vice President; Ashvin Sheth, Secmany other religions (Islam, Sikh, WASHINGTON, DC
retary, Ashok Savla, Treasurer, Narendra Christian, Buddhist, Bahai, Hindu, and Our Sangh went on Panch Teerth Yatra.
Maniar, Public Relations; Amrit Bhandari, Jain) participated and talked about the im- About 45 members visited temples at Directors: Vijay Chheda, Dhiraj Dedhia, portance of a "Guru" in their religion. Cherryhüll. Caldwell, NI: Siddhachalam. Divyaben Gangar, Ushaben Mehta,
Contact for Jain Center of Greater Phoe- Allentown; Vraj: and Harrisburg. A lec- Gordhan Patel, Pradeep Shah, Vipul Shah, nix - E-mail address: Jain_phoenix ture by Dr. N.P. Jain was held on August 3. Virendra Shah, and Nitin Vora @hotmail.com or Mehul Rajparia at (602) Jain society took a leading role in the cel- The largest ever JCYC winter camp held 795-4987 email - mrajpari@sybase.com. ebration of Diwali Mela which is organized at the Wrightwood Campsite in San Gabriel
annually by the United Association of Mountains was attended by 181 particiHindu and Jain Temples of Metropolitan pants. The theme of the camp focused on Washington. Over 15000 persons attended Mahavir's Life Story. The course included
Jain Education Intemational
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