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Jain Society of Greater Detroit 29278 W. 12 Mile Road,
Farmington Hills, MI 48334-4108 (248) 851-JAIN (5246) Tax ID: 38-2368360
UPCOMING EVENTS SATURDAY February 2 6
th 03:00 PM-06:00 PM ANTARAYA KARMA NIVARAN
SATURDAY March 12th
01:00 PM – 05:00 PM COMMUNITY EDUCATION FAIR
SUNDAY March 13th
10:00 AM-01:00 PM PANCHKALYANAK PUJA
THURSDAY March 24th
06:30 PM--09:30 PM CHAUMASI CHAUDAS- PRATIKRAMAN
SATURDAY April 23rd
3:00 PM-09:00 PM MAHAVIR JAYANTI
UPCOMING EVENTS SATURDAY February 2 6
th 03:00 PM-06:00 PM ANTARAYA KARMA NIVARAN
SATURDAY March 12th
01:00 PM – 05:00 PM COMMUNITY EDUCATION FAIR
SUNDAY March 13th
10:00 AM-01:00 PM PANCHKALYANAK PUJA
THURSDAY March 24th
06:30 PM--09:30 PM CHAUMASI CHAUDAS- PRATIKRAMAN
SATURDAY April 23rd
3:00 PM-09:00 PM MAHAVIR JAYANTI
Executive Committee
President Jignesh Madhani
(248)-412-1642 [email protected]
Vice President
Rahul Shah (734)-238-0854
Financial Officer Ajay Ajmera
(248) 247-5504 [email protected]
Secretary
Prakash Shah (201)-889-5503
Publication Officer Sanjay Bhandari (732) 925-7177
Director – Food Service Shreya Shah 248-842-6737
Director - Facilities Dipen Shah
(203)-550-4853 [email protected]
Board of Trustees
Chairman Jay Shah
(248)-212-0291
Vice Chairman Hemant Shah (248)-426-6565
Treasurer Vijay Shah
(248)-656-8051
Public Relations Niranjan Modi 248-669-6579
Trustees
Suresh Shah (248)-641-8418
Jaya Shah (248)-681-5233
Jignesh Madhani (248)–412-1642
Executive Committee
President Jignesh Madhani
(248)-412-1642 [email protected]
Vice President
Rahul Shah (734)-238-0854
Financial Officer Ajay Ajmera
(248) 247-5504 [email protected]
Secretary
Prakash Shah (201)-889-5503
Publication Officer Sanjay Bhandari (732) 925-7177
Director – Food Service Shreya Shah 248-842-6737
Director - Facilities Dipen Shah
(203)-550-4853 [email protected]
Board of Trustees
Chairman Jay Shah
(248)-212-0291
Vice Chairman Hemant Shah (248)-426-6565
Treasurer Vijay Shah
(248)-656-8051
Public Relations Niranjan Modi 248-669-6579
Trustees
Suresh Shah (248)-641-8418
Jaya Shah (248)-681-5233
Jignesh Madhani (248)–412-1642
Publication # 2 Publication # 2 April, 2014 April, 2014
Dear Respected Members
Jai Jinendra and Pranam!
On behalf of Board of Trustees and Executive Committee we wish everyone a blessed Mahavir Janma Kalyanak. Our grand celebration on April 20th included Puja by JOY group, a procession of Swapnas and Palquin for Bhagwan’s Parna. Swamivatsalya was attended by more than 625 members. We thank our members for their overwhelming participation in supporting the new format and all the volunteers who made this celebration a memorable one. Following are highlights of presentation to the membership.
State of our Society is strong but we cannot get complacent. We have several high ticket maintenance items which will incurred in coming months. Our revenues for 2013 were $446,000 and expenses were $264,000 that generated a surplus of $182,000. In 2013 we budgeted $355,000 for annual expenses however spent $264,000. Our financial team, Vijaybhai Shah and Ajay Ajmera, for 2014 has budgeted $386,000 to operate our temple and conduct a year full of variety of programs to serve our membership.
For 2014 some of the maintenance and improvement projects include Shikhar restoration, kitchen upgrade and furniture renovation. Long term project include facilities upgrade/building addition. To that end BOT Ad Hoc committee (Sureshbhai Shah and Rajiv Shah) is surveying member needs. Everyone is encouraged to fill out the survey form. Once the current/future needs are established a member workshop will be conducted to develop a Temple Facilities Plan.
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Dear Respected Members
Jai Jinendra and Pranam!
On behalf of Board of Trustees and Executive Committee we wish everyone a blessed Mahavir Janma Kalyanak. Our grand celebration on April 20th included Puja by JOY group, a procession of Swapnas and Palquin for Bhagwan’s Parna. Swamivatsalya was attended by more than 625 members. We thank our members for their overwhelming participation in supporting the new format and all the volunteers who made this celebration a memorable one. Following are highlights of presentation to the membership.
State of our Society is strong but we cannot get complacent. We have several high ticket maintenance items which will incurred in coming months. Our revenues for 2013 were $446,000 and expenses were $264,000 that generated a surplus of $182,000. In 2013 we budgeted $355,000 for annual expenses however spent $264,000. Our financial team, Vijaybhai Shah and Ajay Ajmera, for 2014 has budgeted $386,000 to operate our temple and conduct a year full of variety of programs to serve our membership.
For 2014 some of the maintenance and improvement projects include Shikhar restoration, kitchen upgrade and furniture renovation. Long term project include facilities upgrade/building addition. To that end BOT Ad Hoc committee (Sureshbhai Shah and Rajiv Shah) is surveying member needs. Everyone is encouraged to fill out the survey form. Once the current/future needs are established a member workshop will be conducted to develop a Temple Facilities Plan.
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Gujarati Month: Chaitra Vir Samvat: 2540
Vikram Samvat: 2070
Gujarati Month: Chaitra Vir Samvat: 2540
Vikram Samvat: 2070
Temple Hours: Monday - Saturday 9:30am - 12:30pm 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Sunday 8:00am - 12:30pm 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Aarti & Mangal Divo 11:30am & 7:30pm
Pakshal Puja Monday – Saturday 9:30am
Sunday 8:30am
Temple Hours: Monday - Saturday 9:30am - 12:30pm 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Sunday 8:00am - 12:30pm 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Aarti & Mangal Divo 11:30am & 7:30pm
Pakshal Puja Monday – Saturday 9:30am
Sunday 8:30am
Respected members, Jai Jinendra, Strap on your winter gear 012. Here are the highlights of the
Pujari Harindra Shah (248)-865-0908
EC Sub-Committees
Audio/Video Bipin Shah
Building Maintenance
Pravin Shah Jinansh Shah Nirav Shah
Education
Pravin Shah Hemesh Shah Manish Shah
Hall Rental Rahul Shah
Inventory Management
Shreya Shah Janki Shah
JOY Advisors Amit Lathiya Reepal Shah
Library
Heena Shah Tarang Shah
Pilgrimage
Vastupal Shah Vinay Shah
Religious
Kalpesh Shah
Site Management Dipen Shah
Swadhyay
Suresh L Shah Shashi Shah
Web Development Rajiv Maheshwari
BOT Sub-Committees
Audit Bhupendra Shah
Constitution Girish Shah
Finance
Shreyas Shah Rajiv Shah
Fund Raising
BOT
JAINA Directors Manish Mehta
Raj Jain Pritish Shah
JOS & Social Services
Bipin Shah Vastupal Shah
Pujari Harindra Shah (248)-865-0908
EC Sub-Committees
Audio/Video Bipin Shah
Building Maintenance
Pravin Shah Jinansh Shah Nirav Shah
Education
Pravin Shah Hemesh Shah Manish Shah
Hall Rental Rahul Shah
Inventory Management
Shreya Shah Janki Shah
JOY Advisors Amit Lathiya Reepal Shah
Library
Heena Shah Tarang Shah
Pilgrimage
Vastupal Shah Vinay Shah
Religious
Kalpesh Shah
Site Management Dipen Shah
Swadhyay
Suresh L Shah Shashi Shah
Web Development Rajiv Maheshwari
BOT Sub-Committees
Audit Bhupendra Shah
Constitution Girish Shah
Finance
Shreyas Shah Rajiv Shah
Fund Raising
BOT
JAINA Directors Manish Mehta
Raj Jain Pritish Shah
JOS & Social Services
Bipin Shah Vastupal Shah
We thank all our membership for their participation.
Please circle these events on your calendars. • Father’s Day Picnic on June 15th, 2014 – Kensington Park Playfield “D” • 16th Anniversary Celebrations from June 20th through June 22nd at Temple • Tirth Yatra – July 26th, please contact Dipakbhai Shah or Paras Veera for more information • Paryushan Parva (Lectures by Shri Girishbhai Shah) and Das Lakshan
Finally, EC and BOT are grateful for the opportunity provided to lead this pietistic and honorable organization. Your support, guidance and encouragement are much appreciated. We sincerely thank all the members for what you have done and will continue to do on the front lines of religious, social and cultural arena. Jai Jinendra!
Jignesh Madhani Jay Shah President, Executive Committee Chairman, Board of Trustee
We thank all our membership for their participation.
Please circle these events on your calendars. • Father’s Day Picnic on June 15th, 2014 – Kensington Park Playfield “D” • 16th Anniversary Celebrations from June 20th through June 22nd at Temple • Tirth Yatra – July 26th, please contact Dipakbhai Shah or Paras Veera for more information • Paryushan Parva (Lectures by Shri Girishbhai Shah) and Das Lakshan
Finally, EC and BOT are grateful for the opportunity provided to lead this pietistic and honorable organization. Your support, guidance and encouragement are much appreciated. We sincerely thank all the members for what you have done and will continue to do on the front lines of religious, social and cultural arena. Jai Jinendra!
Jignesh Madhani Jay Shah President, Executive Committee Chairman, Board of Trustee
Table of contents Page Upcoming Events 4
Fund Raising Dinner Pledges, Sponsors and advertiser list 5-7
Mahavir Janma Kalyanak – Gheeboli and Sponsorship, HTHY Pledges, JAINA Convention, Jiv Daya and Tapasvis and pictures from Sharadbhai
8-10
KaalChakra (a journey of Ragas-IV) 11
Jain Article ( My Interfaith Journey to India - By Gail Katz) 12-13
Comic Book, 2014 Panch Tirth Yatra 14-15
Jain Study Class Corner 16
Derasar in Virginia 17-18
Mahavir Janma Kalyanak Pictures and JOY Group pictures 19-20
JOY Update followed by Advertisements 21-22
Recipe of the month
Tal ni sukhadi (sesame seed bar)
Ingredients:
1 cup roasted sesame seeds
1/4 cup ghee (clarified butter)
1 cup finely chopped jaggery
Serving: 4-5 People
Method: In a nonstick pan melt ghee and jaggery on medium flame. (Make sure you have roasted sesame seeds beforehand). Stir jagerry continuously. In few minutes when jaggery starts bubbling, turn off the stove.(it should not be over cooked as it should make Sukhadi very soft) Add sesame seeds and mix together. Spread the mixture in greased tray as per required thickness. Mark the desired shape immediately with knife. Let it cool for 10-15 min. Now separate the pieces and store in air tight container. Tal ni sukhadi (sesame seed bar) is ready in no time!! It is very quick sweet and everyone loves to eat specially on makar sankranti festival in Gujarat.
Recipe of the month
Tal ni sukhadi (sesame seed bar)
Ingredients:
1 cup roasted sesame seeds
1/4 cup ghee (clarified butter)
1 cup finely chopped jaggery
Serving: 4-5 People
Method: In a nonstick pan melt ghee and jaggery on medium flame. (Make sure you have roasted sesame seeds beforehand). Stir jagerry continuously. In few minutes when jaggery starts bubbling, turn off the stove.(it should not be over cooked as it should make Sukhadi very soft) Add sesame seeds and mix together. Spread the mixture in greased tray as per required thickness. Mark the desired shape immediately with knife. Let it cool for 10-15 min. Now separate the pieces and store in air tight container. Tal ni sukhadi (sesame seed bar) is ready in no time!! It is very quick sweet and everyone loves to eat specially on makar sankranti festival in Gujarat.
DAY DATE TIMING PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
COMMENTS
Sunday 05/11/14 09:30 AM – 10:30 AM 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Yoga Class Shri 45 Agam Ni Puja# 3
Sunday 05/18/14
09:30 AM – 10:30 AM 09:45 AM - 10:45 AM 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Yoga Class Hindi Class Study Class
Sunday 06/01/14 09:30 AM – 10:30 AM 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Yoga Class Hindi Puja Hindi sanskriti diwas
May 26 Memorial Day
Sunday 06/08/14 09:30 AM – 10:30 AM 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Yoga Class Study Class
Sunday 06/15/14 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM Father’s Day Picnic June 15 Father’s Day
Friday 06/20/14
10:00 AM - 02:00 PM 07:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Snatra Puja, Aarti, Mangal Divo, Kalash T.B.D.
Sixteenth Temple Anniversary
Sixteenth Temple Anniversary
Saturday 06/21/14
09:30 AM - 03:00 PM 07:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Eighteen Abhishek And Swamivatsalya T.B.D.
Sixteenth Temple Anniversary Sixteenth Temple Anniversary
Sunday 06/22/14 09:30 AM – 10:30 AM 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Yoga Class Dhwaja Ceremony
Sixteenth Temple Anniversary
Saturday 06/28/14 10:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Snatra Puja
21st Annual JSGD Fundraising Dinner Pledges (March 22, 2014)
Name Pledge Amount
Name Pledge Amount
Acharya Mukund Aruna (Livonia) $104.00 Khapra Sharad Vinita (Farmington Hills) $501.00
Agarwal Vivek Sheetal (Farmington Hills) $101.00 Khiroya Chandrakant Swarup (Okemos) $75.00
Ajmera Bharat Tejal (Canton) $201.00 Kothari Amit Unnati (Dearborn) $101.00
Badani Kishore Kalpana (Livonia) $101.00 Kothari Lalit Chandra (Farmington Hills) $101.00
Bafna Dinesh Sangita (Cleveland) $151.00 LakeLand Services Inc (Southfield) $500.00
Bakshi Kirit Pratima (West Bloomfield) $101.00 Lakhani Sanjay Ami (Troy) $751.00
Bapna Girish Shashi (West Bloomfield) $501.00 Lathia Amit Nirali (Wixom) $251.00
Beri Sumeet Nivita (Northville) $130.00 Lathia Mukesh Kalyani (Saginaw) $201.00
Bhalgat Kanhaiyalal Leela (Flint) $200.00 Madhani Jignesh Jayshree (Novi) $501.00
Bhandari Sanjay Manisha (Northville) $351.00 Maheshwari Rajiv Mamata (Farmington Hills) $251.00
Bordia Dilip Nidhi (West Bloomfield) $310.00 Manek Ashish Minal (Troy) $251.00
Chauhan Rashmi Bina (Livonia) $131.00 Maru Dhiraj Niru (Farmington Hills) $100.00
Chokshi Pravin Kalpana (Livonia) $101.00 Mehta Kritesh Hiral (Sterling Heights) $201.00
Dagli Dinesh Sunita (Troy) $501.00 Mehta Niki Asmi (Farmington Hills) $125.00
Dani Shashikant Devyani (Troy) $600.00 Modi Niranjan Bharati (West Bloomfield) $800.00
Dave Devanshu Raksha, C/o Nartan School (Rochester Hills) $150.00 Munot Anil Vidya (Troy) $101.00
Dedhia Sanjay Anjana (Canton) $151.00 Munot Rahul Gayatri (Rochester Hills) $251.00
Doshi Chandresh Hemali (Novi) $251.00 Nahata Babulal Mala (Saginaw) $201.00
Doshi Kanu Indu (Orchard Lake) $251.00 Nahta Rakesh Shruti (Farmington Hills) $151.00
Doshi Vishal Nisha (Bloomfield Hills) $501.00 NandaKumar Vanaja Nirmal (W. Bloomfield) $100.00
Gala & Associates, Inc. (Beverly Hills) $500.00 Parakh Dharmendra Rachna (W. Bloomfield) $258.00
Gandhi Ramesh Sucheta (Sterling Heights) $101.00 Parekh Ashvin Charu (Bloomfield Hills) $151.00
Ganger Laura C/o Ganger Dermatology (Ann Arbor) $1,000.00 Parikh Jitendra Nayana (Northville) $101.00
Gangrade Govind Varsha (Shelby Township) $100.00 Patel Maheshbhai Shilaben (Northville) $351.00
Garg Sandeep Manisha (West Bloomfield) $251.00 Patel Vrajesh Manisha (Troy) $300.00
Golechha Nitin Bindu (Marlette) $500.00 Popat Kanu Krishna (Rochester Hills) $51.00
Gosalia Jayesh Nayana (Livonia) $51.00 Raisoni Jayprakash Saroj (Rochester Hills) $101.00
Jain Ashok Asha (West Bloomfield) $501.00 Ramanujan G (Canton) $101.00
Jain Ashok Namita (Bloomfield Hills) $201.00 Ravani Chandrakant Ramila (Rochester Hills) $151.00
Jain Ashoka Kirti (West Bloomfield) $1,000.00 Ravani Kirit Alice (Bloomfield Hills) $100.00
Jain Dinesh Vidhya (West Bloomfield) $201.00 Ravani Naresh Kalpana (Troy) $75.00
Jain Kamal Sunitha (Farmington Hills) $250.00 Salecha Girish Ritika (Shelby twp) $151.00
Jain Manit Jini (Ann Arbor) $151.00 Salecha Manish Madhu (Shelby Township) $150.00
Jain Naveen Richa Paliwal (Farmington Hills) $101.00 Sanghvi Jitendra Rama (Northville) $501.00
Jain Nitin Deepali (Farmington Hills) $151.00 Sanghvi Sudhir Manini (West Bloomfield) $101.00
Jain Rajesh Vinita Parekh (Farmington Hills) $251.00 Shah Amit Megha (Farmington Hills) $151.00
Jain Ranjit Shilpa (Troy) $100.00 Shah Ankit Kinnari (Troy) $251.00
Jain Shailesh Jyoti (Farmington Hills) $351.00 Shah Ankit Riddhi (Sterling heights) $101.00
Jarbou Anthony C/o XO Communications (Southfield) $500.00 Shah Arvind Ramila (Troy) $201.00
Jhaveri Chirag Darshita (Farmington Hills) $201.00 Shah Ashvin Purnima (Oakland Township) $501.00
Jhaveri Deepak Sujata (Troy) $103.00 Shah Ashwin Anupama (Monroe) $1,000.00
Jhaveri Mayank Deepa (Westland) $251.00 Shah Bansi Bharti (Sterling Heights) $130.00
Joshi Rujuta (Farmington) $51.00 Shah Bipin Vijaya (West Bloomfield) $1,001.00
Kapadia Mahendra (Bloomfield Hills) $501.00 Shah Biren Avani (Sterling Heights) $101.00
Katz Robert & Gail Family Foundation (West Bloomfield) $100.00 Shah Dipen Kavita (Farmington Hills) $251.00
Name Pledge
Amount Name Pledge
Amount
Shah Girish Asha (Novi) $201.00 Shah Pritish Shreya (Farmington Hills) $1,201.00
Shah Gunvant (Sterling Heights) $101.00 Shah Rahul Neeyati (Farmington Hills) $251.00
Shah Harsha (West Bloomfield) $101.00 Shah Rajnikant Jyotsana (West Bloomfield) $251.00
Shah Hemant Nayana (Farmington Hills) $201.00 Shah Ramesh Nayana (Westland) $151.00
Shah Hemant Veena (Livonia) $200.00 Shah Ramesh Sheela (West Bloomfield) $200.00
Shah Hemesh Pratiksha (Novi) $201.00 Shah Rashmikant Hemlata (Canton) $151.00
Shah Hiren Radhika (Rochester Hills) $251.00 Shah Rashmikant Vinodbala (Toledo) $250.00
Shah Jagdish Bhanu (Novi) $51.00 Shah Rohit Punita (Novi) $251.00
Shah Jaimik Reenal (Farmington Hills) $201.00 Shah Samir (Rochester Hills) $201.00
Shah Jaswant Mita (Flint) $130.00 Shah Samkit Ronak (Canton) $201.00
Shah Jigar Purvi (Livonia) $121.00 Shah Sanjay Bela (Troy) $251.00
Shah Jindas Gita (Livonia) $151.00 Shah Satish Pratibha (Sterling Heights) $50.00
Shah Jitesh Kavita (Ypsilanti) $201.00 Shah Saurabh Prachi (Northville) $500.00
Shah Kalpesh Tarang (Ypsilanti) $201.00 Shah Sharad Nalini (Troy) $501.00
Shah Kanti (West Bloomfield) $101.00 Shah Shirish Parul (Canton) $100.00
Shah Kanti Debra (Monroe) $1,000.00 Shah Suresh Ila (Roseville) $101.00
Shah Kartik Ranjan (Novi) $101.00 Shah Suresh Rekha (Canton) $151.00
Shah Ketan Janki (Macomb Township) $251.00 Shah Swati (Farmington Hills) $60.00
Shah Kirit Nina (Orchard Lake) $500.00 Shah Vastupal Varsha (Sterling Heights) $501.00
Shah Kirtikant Sudha (Grand Blanc) $251.00 Shah Vijay Hemalata Menon (Rochester) $251.00
Shah Kushant Nirali (Canton) $201.00 Shah Vinay Sneha (Farmington Hills) $150.00
Shah Manish Bharti (Farmington Hills) $201.00 Shah Vinit Leena (Farmington Hills) $251.00
Shah Manoj Minaxi (East Lansing) $501.00 Shah Vinod Nita (Rochester Hills) $251.00
Shah Milap Parul (Plymouth) $251.00 Shah Virendra Kamleshwari (Wayne) $75.00
Shah Nailesh Sonal (Troy) $101.00 Sharma Mayank Rajlakshmi (West Bloomfield) $50.00
Shah Nalin Gita (Troy) $201.00 Sheth Bharat Usha (West Bloomfield) $100.00
Shah Natwarlal Manjula (West Bloomfield) $151.00 Sheth Bharat Vina (Shelby Township) $201.00
Shah Navin Mina (Farmington Hills) $101.00 Sheth Jignasu Nita (Bloomfield Hills) $101.00
Shah Nilesh Hina (Troy) $500.00 Sheth Kekin Ami (Sterling Heights) $151.00
Shah Niranjan Vibha (Farmington Hills) $301.00 Sheth Kirit Parindu (Canton) $101.00
Shah Nirav Avani (Farmington Hills) $251.00 Sheth Kirtikant Kokila (West Bloomfield) $50.00
Shah Paresh Rita (Bloomfield Hills) $101.00 Sheth Manu Sudha (Troy) $101.00
Shah Pradip Hemalata (Rochester Hills) $251.00 Sheth Narendra Suhas (Plymouth) $100.00
Shah Pradip Kala (Canton) $60.00 Sheth Rajen Neeta (Farmington Hills) $251.00
Shah Praful Pratima (West Bloomfield) $201.00 Somani Utsav Smruti (Sterling Heights) $51.00
Shah Prakash Mansi (Troy) $351.00 Varde Uday Anita (West Bloomfield) $251.00
Shah Pravin Jyoti (Troy) $501.00 Vasani Vijay Usha (Troy) $251.00
Modi Pradeep and Madhu $501.00
Total Pledge Amount $41,503.00
Note: There are still some pledges that need to verified before entering into the system. Please let us know at
[email protected] if you find your name missing or if some correction is needed in the amount
2014 Fundraising Dinner Sponsors & Advertisers Gold Sponsors Arvin & Jaya Shah
Silver Sponsors Kirit & Vasu Tolia
Bronze Sponsors Suresh and Bina Shah Mahendra J. Shah Rajendra & Pratibha Modi Anonymous
Advertisements Lotus Bank Dr. Sanghvi Lufthansa A.C. Ganger Darakjian Delta Emirates Etihad Martin, Arrington, Desai & Meyers, PC Piyush Dave Qatar Singh Sonoma Tax Solutions Square Lake Family Dentistry Syntel Indus Financial LLC
Advertisements (Continued…) Blaze Futurenet Group eDealinfo.com Lakeland Center Royal Roofing Ram Creations Sistar Suburban Collection Showplace American Gem Corporation Neal Parikh Rewold Transphere Mango Mortgage Mehendi Styling Nalin and Gita Shah Saffron Systematic Heating Vastupal and Varsha Shah FlashPrinting Jaya Travel Krishna Catering
2014 FRD Income Summary Brochure Ads $ 24,800.00
Sponsors $ 11,703.00
Pledges $ 41,503.00
Total $ 78,005.00
(We sincerely apologize to everyone whose name we have omitted or misspelled. Please contact us with corrections and we will gladly incorporate them in our next JV publication. Michhami Dukkaddam!)
Mahavir Janma Kalyanak Day Gheeboli -April 20'th 2014 Mahavir Janma Kalyanak Day Swamivatsalya Sponsorship
Pledge Name
Pledge Name
$601.00 Hemant & Veena Shah Paranu
$101.00 Mahendra J Shah Swamivatsalya
$201.00 Swati & Richi Jain & Sonali & Kushal Doshi
Bhagwan Pokhwanu
$101.00 Kirtikant & Kokila Sheth Swamivatsalya
$501.00 Lokesh Nagori Family Gheeboli for Aarti
$101.00 Tanya,Kush & Aarna Madhani Swamivatsalya
$301.00 Sharad & Vinita Khapra Gheeboli for Mangal Divo
$101.00
Siddhant,Vinita & Sharad Khapra Swamivatsalya
$251.00 Rajnikant & Jyotsanaben Shah Gheeboli for Shanti Kalash
$101.00 Bhavesh & Shivani Shah Swamivatsalya
Carry Swapna During Procession ( Fix Gheeboli)
$101.00 Viren & Apeksha Shah
$101.00 Dimple & Diya Shah Swapna #01
$30.00 Dipen & Kavita Shah Swamivatsalya
$101.00 Shrenik & Aarti Parikh Swapna #02
$101.00 Pravin & Jyoti Shah Swamivatsalya
$101.00 Shirish & Vidhya Shah Swapna #03
$101.00 Niranjan & Vibha Shah Swamivatsalya
$601.00 Pravin & Jyoti Shah Swapna #04
$51.00 Rashmi & Hemlata Shah Swamivatsalya
$101.00 Riya Rajiv Shah Swapna #05
$101.00 Kapila & Nilesh Ravani Swamivatsalya
$101.00 Sanjay & Manisha Bhandari Swapna #07
$101.00 Vastupal & Varsha Shah Swamivatsalya
$101.00 Ajay Dagli Swapna #08
$51.00 Sonir & Jinal Doshi Swamivatsalya
$101.00 Pratik & Nehal Shah Swapna #09
$51.00 Samkit & Ronak Shah Swamivatsalya
$101.00 Hiren & Radhika Shah Swapna #10
$101.00 Bipin & Vijaya Shah Swamivatsalya
$101.00 Sandhya & Shashi Shah Swapna #11
$101.00 Vikram & Minal Doshi Swamivatsalya
$101.00 Jenish & Khyati Shah Swapna #12
$51.00 Bahumik & Kinjal Kothari Swamivatsalya
$101.00 Dimple & Dipa Shah Swapna #13
$101.00 Vijay & Hemlata Shah Swapna #14
$51.00 Aarna Madhani Thali - Danko
$3,719.00 Total
$1,446.00 Total
2014 HELP TEMPLE HELP YOURSELF PLEDGES
Amount Name Detail
$501.00 Mahendra Shah (Guruji) 2014 HTHY
$501.00 Anonymous 2014 HTHY
$365.00 Neil Mehta S/o.Rajesh & Vanitha 2014 HTHY
$365.00 Neil Mehta S/o.Rajesh & Vanitha 2015 HTHY
$365.00 Neil Mehta S/o.Rajesh & Vanitha 2016 HTHY
$365.00 Anonymous 2014 HTHY
$365.00 Anonymous 2015 HTHY
$365.00 Anonymous 2014 HTHY
$365.00 Rikhav & Jainav Shah 2014 HTHY
$365.00 Ashal & Pia Shah C/o.Jagdish & Shaila Shah 2014 HTHY
$351.00 Dilip & Kalpana Shah 2014 HTHY
$250.00 Naveen & Richa Jain 2014 HTHY
$101.00 Chintan & Harsh Ajmera S/o.Ajay & Trupti 2014 HTHY
$101.00 Anonymous 2014 HTHY
$51.00 Sandhya Jain & Pramod Sharma 2014 HTHY
$365.00 Jayesh & Deval Shah 2014 HTHY
$375.00 Mukund Mehta-Westland,MI 2014 HTHY
$301.00 Rashmi & Renuka Shah 2014 HTHY
$5,817.00 Total
JAINA CONVENTION – 2015
JAINA and Jain Society of Greater Atlanta (JSGA) are delighted to announce that the next biennial JAINA Convention in 2015 will be held in Atlanta, GA.
JULY 2 – 5 (Thursday – Sunday), 2015
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS
MORE DETAILS WILL BE COMING SOON
A convention board consisting of the following members is already in place and
plans are being developed for a memorable event:
Ashok Domadia, Convener, San Francisco
Dilip Punatar, Member, Cincinnati
Madhu Sheth, Member, Atlanta
Harshad Shah, Co-Convener, New Jersey
Raju Shah, Member, Atlanta Anil Shah, Member, Atlanta
Deepak Shah, Co-Convener, Atlanta
Vastupal Shah, Member, Detroit
Vijay Kothari, Member, Atlanta
Rita Sheth, Member, Tulsa Sobha Vora, Member, San Francisco
Sameer Shah, Member, Atlanta
Jain Center Presidents are requested to post this announcement in a prominent location at their
center and include it, if possible, in their center’s next newsletter.
Thanks,
Ashok Domadia (Convener)
Jiv Daya Update
We are grateful and excited about the members who have recently come together to form the Jiv Daya
committee. On behalf of Jiv Daya committee we would like to thank you for your generous contributions. These contributions will make a remarkable difference and will provide invaluable services to mute, sick, aged and helpless animals and birds in rural areas of India and here in the USA.
Currently we have a fund for this cause and would like to disperse it to Panjarapoles in India and animal centers in North America. If you have any info on Panjarpole or animal centers in need, please provide contact and project information to any member of committee. Thank you again for your generous support of our efforts towards JIVDAYA.
Hemant Shah (BOT) (248) 426-6565 Jiv Daya Committee Coordinators Nutan Shah (248) 442-1477, Bhupendra Shah (248) 349-5130, Prakash Shah (EC) (248) 307-0326, Sanjay Dedhia (734)
414-9413 and Asha Girish Shah (248) 347-0705 or send an email to [email protected]
Names of Tapasvis - Complete Ayambil Oli for April 2014
No.
Last Name First Name No. Last
Name First Name No. Last Name First Name
1 Ajmera Trupti 19 Shah Kala 37 Shah Ramesh
2 Jain Jyoti 20 Shah Kalpesh 38 Shah Ranjan
3 Jain Shailesh 21 Shah Kushant 39 Shah Rasilaben
4 Kothari Ragini 22 Shah Leena 40 Shah Rekha
5 Maheshwari Rajiv 23 Shah Manoj 41 Shah Rohit (Nilpa)
6 Manek Ashish 24 Shah Mansi 42 Shah Shaila
7 Modi Surabhi 25 Shah Mayuri 43 Shah Sharad
8 Patrawala Atul 26 Shah Minaxi 44 Shah Sharadaben
9 Patrawala Jagruti 27 Shah Nalini 45 Shah Sneha
10 Rajesh Vanitha 28 Shah Namee 46 Shah Snehal
11 Shah Asha G. 29 Shah Neeyati 47 Shah Surabhi
12 Shah Birva 30 Shah Niral 48 Shah Suresh H.
13 Shah Chetna 31 Shah Peenal 49 Shah Suresh L.
14 Shah Dipen 32 Shah Prachi 50 Shah Tarulata
15 Shah Harindra 33 Shah Prakash 51 Sheth Asha
16 Shah Jagdish (Gita) 34 Shah Pooja 52 Zaveri Sunita
17 Shah Jagdish (Shaila) 35 Shah Punita
18 Shah Jyotsna 36 Shah Purvi
Please enjoy the vast collection of the pictures taken by Sharadbhai of Tirth Yatra of 54 Kalyanak Bhumi, Champakbhai’s lectures, Ayambil Oli and Jain Center California at:
http://tinyurl.com/kyu78vy
A Journey of Ragas-IV on May 10th
, 2014
Article: My Interfaith Journey to India - By Gail Katz
My husband and I spent a delightful two weeks touring India with 30 other participants from all over the world with Tauck Tours, a tour company that I highly recommend. We visited Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Udaipur, Khajuraho, and Veranassi. We ate lots of wonderful Indian food, visited many temples and ancient sites, observed religious rituals, and stayed in beautiful hotels – this while observing the worst poverty that I have ever seen – and I have traveled a lot! But the highlight of this trip to India came when the tour was over. I said goodbye to my newly made friends on the Tauck tour, and my husband and I got ready to be picked up to go to Ahmedabad! The three days I spent there were an interfaith journey that meant so much to me, as it was an incredible spiritual experience. I have been involved in Interfaith initiatives for many years. As an English as a Second Language teacher in the Berkley Schools, I worked with elementary and middle school students who were immigrants to our country – who had different faith traditions, ethnic backgrounds, and of course different languages. I also chaired many of my district’s diversity initiatives and ran the diversity club in my school. I was one of the founders of the Religious Diversity Journeys for Seventh Graders – a program that after 11 years, is still flourishing and impacting Oakland County middle school students. I am one of the Co-Founders of WISDOM (Women’s Interfaith Solutions for Dialogue and Outreach in MetroDetroit), the education co-chair of the Interfaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit, and the chair of the annual World Sabbath that brings our youth together to offer interfaith prayers for World Peace. As you can see, interfaith work is my passion! Through my interfaith activism, I got to know Bhavna and Jayeesh Mehta, members of the Jain Society of Greater Detroit. They came from India, but had been living in Farmington Hills for many years. Bhavna was my link to the Jain Temple, where I planned visits to educate adults and teens about the Jain faith tradition. And over the years, Bhavna and I bonded as really good friends. When the Mehtas moved back to India two years ago, I promised that I would come and visit one day. And I kept my promise this past February. Bhavna sent her driver to pick us up at our last tour stop at the Udaipur hotel. Four and a half hours later, driving through traffic that left me tense and filled with disbelief that there were no traffic lights, stop signs, or traffic police, we arrived at Bhavna’s home in Ahmedabad. For three days and nights I experienced firsthand how a devout woman of the Jain faith lives her life.
Bhavna lives in a rather modern townhouse of three levels, complete with an elevator. But the top of the townhouse is very special. It is her Jain temple – her place to go and pray to her Guru, whose photograph adorns her living room downstairs. Meals with Bhavna were fascinating. The main tenet of Jainism is “Ahimsa” or non-violence. Devout Jains will make every effort not to kill any living thing – and that includes plants, animals, insects, and even bacteria. Bhavna is a vegetarian, but will eat no root vegetables (carrots, garlic, potatoes, onions) because that involves destroying the entire plant, and killing the insects living in the soil around the plant. When we went out to eat in a restaurant, Bhavna showed me the green symbol next to some of the food choices on the menu which verifies that the dishes are suitable for the Jains. Only restaurants in the state of Gujarat (where Ahmadabad is located) will do this, because the majority of the Jains in India live in Gujarat. When I brought my leftovers back to the Mehtas for lunch the next day, Bhavna explained to me that she will not eat any leftovers, because keeping the food longer only increases the levels of bacteria in the food – and she will not kill any living thing! Bhavna brought me to her Jain Temple in Ahmedabad, and I got a firsthand look at the holiness of her place of worship.
She introduced me to some of the Jain nuns and monks. I was astonished to learn that these Jain clergy are ascetics, and do not have a home or any possessions. They wander barefoot from place to place, so they do not get attached to anything. They do not use basic services like telephones and electricity, and don’t prepare their own food. They live only on what people offer them. They will not take all their food from one place, but take only a little at one place and a little at another. The cooking process involves violence in the form of fire, chopping vegetables and water consumption, and they do not want to be part of any of this to meet their needs. After learning so much about my dear friend’s faith and spirituality, I wanted to share my faith with her. The two of us felt so much spiritual energy in our friendship!
I knew that Ahmedabad currently had the second largest Jewish community in India after Mumbai. I wanted to learn more about this, and share it with Bhavna and Jayeesh. Little did I know that one morning, sitting in the Mehta’s living room with some of their Jain friends, the teenage daughter of their friends, after finding out that I was Jewish, told me that she had gone to the best school in the state of Gujarat, run by a Jewish family. She explained to me that the most popular and most respected junior high schools in Ahmedabad were administered by Bene Israel Jews. Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and Jain students attend, in addition to the Jewish students.
This excited young guest of the Mehtas told me that she had the contact information for the Hebrew teacher who had the key to the Magen Abraham synagogue! Jayeesh immediately contacted this teacher, whose name was Johnny Pingle, and he agreed to meet us at the synagogue the very next day. And so the next day we all piled into the car with the driver, and we made our way through the chaos of the traffic and arrived at the synagogue – a building in the center of the Muslim neighborhood! Johnny met us at the door and ushered us into the sanctuary. This synagogue of Bene Israel Jews follows the Sephardic tradition, and the pulpit is in the center of the sanctuary. Johnny is the main chazzan and leads the services by himself. He opened the ark, and I was so proud and got so emotional to be able to share the sacred Torah scrolls with my Jain friends.
Comic Book – Bhagwan Rishabhdev
To be continued in the next Jain Vani
2014 Panch Tirth Yatra
This year, Jain Society has planned a Panch Tirth Yatra on July 26th. In last 5 years, we have visited many centers in East and South, this year we will do one local Yatra – Lansing, MI and 3 residences in in Detroit Metro area. This will be one day yatra. Current plan is to leave from our Farmington Hills temple and go to following temples: - Residence of Bipin and Sohini Shah - Residence of Girish and Asha Shah - Lansing Temple - Residence of Shreyas and Purvi Shah This year, we will be taking only one bus with 50 yatris. Those who wish to join, must register to come in the bus. NO PRIVATE CARS. If you plan to join in this Yatra, please fill out the registration form on the next page and send it back with deposit to the address listed on the form. The cost is estimated at $50 per person. No reservation without form and deposit. For any questions, please contact: Dipak Shah – [email protected] – 734-513-9949 Paras Veera – [email protected] – 317-370-8124
JAIN SOCIETY OF GREATER DETROIT, INC 2014 YATRA – Local Detroit Temples and Lansing, MI
July 26, 2014 Leave Farmington Hills on Saturday at 7:00 AM and return around 9:00 PM
Registration Form CONTACT INFORMATION _______________________________ _______________________ ___________________
Name Home Phone cell phone ____________________________________________________ ___________________
Address email ____________________________________________________________________________ Emergency Contact Info and phone number REGISTRATION – Please list all attendees including all age children
– All Yatris must be JSGD Members
First Name Last Name Sex M / F
Age
Reg Fee From
Following Table
Deposit From
Following Table
Remaining Due by July 10
Total
Registration Fee Deposit per Person
Adults (Age 18 and Up) $ 50.00 * $ 15.00 **
Child / Youth (Age 5 to 17) $ 35.00 * $ 10.00 **
Children under age 5 Free Free
NOTE - * = THIS IS THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT ** = Deposit is NON-REFUNDABLE
Make the deposit check payable to – “Jain Society of Greater Detroit” – write 2014 Yatra in memo and send your total deposit to: Dipak R. Shah – 6923 Foxcreek Court, Canton, MI 48187
Final payment - due before July 10, 2014 – No TAX deduction receipt from JSGD __________________________ ________________ Signature Date _____________________________ _________________ Received By Date
PS – All Yatris are responsible to provide their own medical insurance coverage
This Yatra is limited to first 50 registrants with paid deposit – NO RESERVATION BY PHONE CALLS – NO RESERVATION WITHOUT DEPOSIT
Jain Study Class Corner
Quote for the month: “It is the direction of our progress that matters, not where we stand at present” ― Bhagwan Mahavir
Study Class Communications Study class has a new e-mail:- [email protected]. Please use this e-mail for all study class communications. Study class video prepared for FRD dinner is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESXE7BU8huM. Essay Competition For a list of topics for the annual 2014 essay competition, visit the study class homepage. The deadline for submission was 13th April. Students from group 3 and younger have submitted projects which will be on display during future study classes. Each year the winner from group 7 is awarded the Linda Kapadia memorial award of $500. Mahavir Janma-kalyanak Celebration The students of study class led by JOY will be performing the Snatra Puja on April 20th during the Mahavir Janmakalyanak program. Thanks to Niralben and Sunitaben for leading this activity. JES News Jaina education society has just published the Pratikraman Sutra Book in English (JES 941). This book can be downloaded from the Jaina eLibrary website. Hardcopies will be available soon for order. Interfaith News Gail Katz, a driving force behind many local interfaith initiatives describes her interfaith journey to India in the following article… http://www.detroitinterfaithcouncil.com/local-news-and-events/2014/4/1/my-interfaith-journey-to-india Study Class Sponsorship: Lifetime sponsorship is $1001 and you can select a month of your choice for lifetime. The monthly sponsorship is $125. For sponsoring study class, please contact Kamlesh Shah at or email [email protected] You may also sponsor lunch at study class to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries or maybe you need no reason. Please contact Rachna Parakh or Pratiksha Shah Lunch Sponsors: April - Anonymous Life Time Sponsors ( $1001) Samkrit Shah ( s/o Amit and Bhavna Shah) Eashan N Shah ( Grandson of Bhupendra and Neena Shah) Sebastian N Shah ( Grandson of Bhupendra and Neena Shah) Adrian N Shah ( Grandson of Bhupendra and Neena Shah) Hindi Class time is 9:45 am – 10:45 AM Jain Study Class time is 11:00 – 1:00 PM
http://www.jsgd.org/studyclass.php
Study Class Dates for 2014 April 27th May 4th May 18th
Derasar in Virginia Hello all Jaina's Directors, JAI JINENDRA!!!!!! This is just a miracle!!!!! None of us were knowing in last July that Virginia will have Derasar in eight months by completing work from making a trust, all government approval, searching and buying property, building a sangh, finance etc. Bhagwan ne avi ne besvu hoi to miracle can happen anytime. Om Hrim Shree Dharnadra, Padamati Pugitay Shree Sankheshwar Parasnath Namo...
Derasar Address: 3656 Centerview Dr Unit 5 Chantilly, VA - 20151 ( It will open today and tomorrow 5.00 to 7.00 p.m.)
Bhoomipoojan : April 13th, 2014 , 10.00 a.m. to 3.00 a.m.
Pratishtha : June 26th to 29th, 2014 ( Detail program on web :
www.jaintempleva.org As our Jaina Application's is under review, we will communicate directly to you. Please try to attend. See below link for Prathistha Ghee. We are going to have Ghee boli online for Pratishtha today onwards as people from all over the world wants to participate. See below link for gheeboli:
http://www.jaintempleva.org/#pratishtha Please forward this email to all your Sangh's members, Jain friends and relatives and any type of Jains. Also put the attached advertisement to your temple. Thanks Pinal Mazmudar President 703-984-9075 www.jaintempleva.org
Mahavir Janma Kalyanak pictures Please enjoy all MJK pictures at http://tinyurl.com/k78mjca (Shared by Pritish Shah and Sanjay
Bhandari)
Pictures of JOY at Fund Raising Dinner Fashion show and MJK Snatra Puja
JOY Board 2013-14 President
Umang Lathia
Vice President
Sheily Shah
Secretary
Rishi Mehta
Treasurer
Riya Shah
Public Relations
Bhumika Jain
Publications
Mira Sanghvi
Media Manager
Utsav Lathia
Advisors
Amit Lathia Reepal Shah JOY Web Page http://jsgd.org/joy.php
Jai Jinendra, JOY held their first ever Fashion show during the Fundraising Dinner in March. The show featured 16 JOY members walking on the runway & dancing to the music. Members modeled in both Indian and American outfits. It was a lot of fun for both the members and the parents watching! JOY also helped with the registration desk at the fundraising dinner. JOY would like to thank Khyati aunty for her help in planning the event. Recently, JOY planned & performed the Snatra Puja during Mahavir Janma Kalyanak event. Approximately 30 study class kids of age 5-18 participated in the Puja. JOY would like to Thank Pujariji, Niral aunty & Sunita aunty for their help during the puja. It was very well received by our adult audience too. On April 27, JOY has planned a book exchange fair where the books donated by the kids will be recycled to other young readers. We believe that this is the best way to share the knowledge. 12-15 kids have donated around 120 books which will be displayed & exchanged at the fair. Remaining books will be donated to the local library. Next, JOY is planning to help on May 10th with the upcoming musical program called "Journey into Ragas IV" at the temple. The program time is 3-5 pm. The JOY young volunteers are requested to come & help for this noble cause. Volunteers are needed to assist with various activities during the concert and will be awarded community service. So, come out and support! If you are interested than please send your request [email protected] or [email protected]. Don't forget to check out the pictures of the JOY events on http://www.jsgd.org/joy.php Pranam, JOY Board
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Jain Vani Advertisement Rates We are taking new advertisements in Jain Vani. We publish around 6 Jain Vani in a year, which reaches to more than 500 member's family. We have also started to take one time advertisement in Jain Vani. Please contact any EC member if you or anyone you know would like to publish their advertisement. Diamond Level (Full Page) – $1,400 for full year Platinum Level (Half Page) – $800 for full year Gold Level (Quarter Page) – $500 for full year Silver Level (1/8 Page - business card size) – $300 for full year Bronze Level : ONE TIME Publication
a. 1/8 Page - business card size – $100, b. 1/4 Page - $150, c. 1/2 Page - $200
Jain Vani Advertisement Rates We are taking new advertisements in Jain Vani. We publish around 6 Jain Vani in a year, which reaches to more than 500 member's family. We have also started to take one time advertisement in Jain Vani. Please contact any EC member if you or anyone you know would like to publish their advertisement. Diamond Level (Full Page) – $1,400 for full year Platinum Level (Half Page) – $800 for full year Gold Level (Quarter Page) – $500 for full year Silver Level (1/8 Page - business card size) – $300 for full year Bronze Level : ONE TIME Publication
a. 1/8 Page - business card size – $100, b. 1/4 Page - $150, c. 1/2 Page - $200
