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JAIN DIGEST
Federation of Jain Associations in North America (JAINA)
A publication of the FEDERATION OF JAIN ASSOCIATIONS
IN NORTH AMERICA (JAINA)
HEADQUARTERS PO Box 700, Getzville, NY 14068-0700
Phone/Fax: 716/636-5342 Office Hours: 2 pm - 5 pm Mon-Friday,
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JAINA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
JAINA COMMITTEES
EDITOR IN CHIEF Lata Champsee 21 Swiftdale Place Don Mills, ONT, Canada M3B 1M3 Phone: 416/441-2200 fur: 4161 441-2211 email: latachampsee@usa.net
President Anop R. Vora Phone: 5857473-9290, Fax: 585/473-9450
Ahimsa Day Celebration Surendra Singhvi 937/885-7414 Calendar Committee Rajeev Pandya 212/319-8291 Community Leadership Council Ramesh Shah 440/442-4596
First Vice President Kirit C. Daftary Phone: 254/776-4209, Fax: 254/753-1411
Regional Vice Presidents Lata Champsee, Canada Phone: 416/441-2200, Fax: 416/441-2211
COVER DESIGN Dhrumil Purohit email: dhrumil@dharmaboost.com REGIONAL EDITORS Canada Dr.Mahendra Mehta email: mhmehta sympatico.ca Phone/Fax 416/241-2044
Keerti Shah, Midwest US Phone: 630/837-8716
Dr. Sumati Shah. Northeast, US Phone: 516/625-8617
Essay Competition Chhaya Kapadia 516/829-3316 JAINA Book Store Rohit H. Doshi 6071 754 6010 JAINA Nerwork Forum(INF) Sunil Jain 630/705/1884 Govt. & International Organizations Relacions Dhiraj H. Shah 716/773-1314 Interfaith Activities/World Council of Jains Manoj Dharamsi 703/620-9837 Rashmi Gardi 8471428-4298 Jain Poojas Naresh Shah 516/741-9269 Arhant Jain 905/827-7494 JAIN DIGEST Membership Keerti Shah 630/837-8716
Pravin K. shah, Southeast US Phone: 919/859-4994
Midwers, US Manubhai Doshi email: Manudoshi@aol.com Phone: 847/735-0120
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 727/934-6141/3255 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) Arpan Shah 281-804-7964 Chirag Shah 262-573-5603 Young Jain Professional (YJP) Manav Jain 818/360-4178
Rohak Vora, West US Phone: 858/676-1150
Northeast, US Dineshbhai Chheda email: dchheda picaarmy.mil Phone: 973/394-1701
Udai Jain, Southwest US Phone: 281-980-0741, Fax: 281/980-2924
Secretary Sushil Jain, Northeast US Phone/ 301/670-0519 Fax:301/670-3937
JAINA Education Committee Pravin K. Shah 919/859-4994
Southeas, US Surendra Shah Phone: 770/422-1483 srshah@bellsouth.net
Treasurer Jit Turakhia Phone: 315/622-3287, Fax: 315/622-1980
Southwest, US Jadavji Kenia email: jkenia@neucro.com Phone: 972/690-3593
Immediate Past President Bipin D. Parikh Phone: 847/699-1294, Fax: 312/726-4274
JAINA Temple Guidelines Jagar 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
SPECIAL OFFICE BEARER Executive Director of JAINA Kamalesh Amin Phone/Fax: 716/636-5342 jainahq @jaina.org
West, US Chandrakant Parekh email: chandra.j.parekhaero.org Phone: 562/865-1679, Fax: (562) 865-0851 engsys@aol.com ASSOCIATE EDITORS Young Mind Nishma Shah 832-651-3679. nishma.shah@yja.org Ching K. Shah 252-880-6918, chirag abahleyja org Marrimonials Hasmakk Shah 304 Tall Oak Trail Tarpon Springs, FL 34688-7711 Phone: 727-934-6141 / 3255 basmukh33@yahoo.com
CANADA Regular
Toronto Asociare
Edmonton Montreal Ottawa Vancouver
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
All Board of Directors names were printed in the Summer 2000 issue.
JAINA CHARITABLE TRUST
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
SOUTHWEST Regular Regular
Regular Boston Atlanta
Dallas Buffalo Miami
Houston Cherry Hill Associate
Phoenix Essex Fells Augusta
Associate Hudson Valley Charlotte
Tulsa New York Ft. Meyers
Lubbock Ocen Jacksonville
Colorado Orange
Memphis Philadelphia Middle Tennessee
WEST Pittsburgh Morgantown
Regular Rochester New Orleans
Los Angles Washington, DC Orlando
San Francisco Associate Panama City Beach
Associate Albany Palm Beach
Pordand Allentown Raleigh
Sacramento Elmira Tampa
San Diego Harrisburgh Hartford Syracuse
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS Regular Two directors on JAINA's Board over 50 families). Associate: One director on JAINA's Board (up to 50 families).
MIDWEST Regular Chicago Cincinati/Dayton Cleveland Columbus Detroit Lansing
St. Louis Associate
Kansas City Minneapolis Milwaukee Toledo
Executiny Council Chairmen - Mahendra Pandya, New York, NY
Dhiraj Shah, Buffalo, NY Comptroller - Jagat Jain. Buffalo, NY Secretary General - Jit Turakhia, Liverpool, NY Members-at-Large Rajen Jaswa, Saratoga, CA Sulekh Jain, Sugar Land, TX Mamra Shah, Kings Point, NY Trustees All Trustees names and photos were printed in the Fall 2000 issue.
JAINA ON THE INTERNET 4849 JAINA
Trip BBS betp://www.jaina.org bep://www.jatism.org
Young Jains of America herpallyja.org
MANAGING BOARD Lata Champsee, Chair Dilip V Shah, Marketing Director Keerti Shah, Circulation Director
AFFILIATES
The Muraging Editorial Board will endeavor to publish all uterial submitted bur' reserves the right to edit and/or reformat for clarity and space restrictions. The views exprewed in the articles are those of the authon and do not necessarily represent the views of the Managing Editorial Board of JAIN DIGEST.
Brahmi Jain Society, US and Canada 1. A. A. of Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya, Rochester, NY International Mahavir Jain Mission, US and Canada Jain Adhytmic Academy of N. America, Plano, TX Jain Meditation International Center, US & Canada
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
PUBLICATION DATES AND DEADLINES Spring February) January 30th Suraner (May)
April 30 Fall (August)
July 30 Winter (November October 30
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 Chicf, Lata 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.
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