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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 6th 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 Jinansh Shah (248)-252-5958
Vice President Nirav Shah
(248)-982-8088 [email protected]
Financial Officer Biren Shah
(586) 797-9715 [email protected]
Secretary Chintan Shah
(248)-312-9052 [email protected]
Publication Officer Kamlesh Shah (248) 595-2249
Director – Food Service Geetaben Shah 734-501-9702
Director - Facilities Kritesh Mehta (586)-563-4829
Board of Trustees
Chairman Hemant Shah (248)-426-6565
Vice Chairman
Pritish Shah (248)-686-4358
Treasurer
Niranjan Modi (248)-669-6579
Trustees Suresh Shah
(248)-641-8418
Jaya Shah (248)-681-5233
Jinansh Shah (248)-252-595
Jignesh Madhani (248)–412-1642
Publication # 1 February, 2015
Jai Jinendra / Pranam
Happy New Year! We hope each of you enjoyed a relaxing break with family
and friends. As with every New Year, we reflect on how we performed over the
previous year and make plans on how to make the upcoming year even better.
Both the Executive Team and Board of Trustees met and are working to layout
programs and projects for the coming year.
We are looking forward to celebrating several events in the near future including
a 22nd annual fund raising event on March 21st ( Kal Aaj Aur Kal ) at Novi SCS
center and Mahavir Janma Kalyanak on April 11th. Please save the date for both
of these events!
Our EC and BOT budget for this year is estimated to be $335,000. Our temple
facility is now 15 years old and continues to require ongoing maintenance. The
annual fundraising dinner is one of the major events that generates funds that
help us carry out many activities during the year. You can support in several
ways including: pledging, personal and business advertising in the souvenir
booklet and most importantly, bringing your non-Jain friends for the event as all
are welcome. We are thankful to Shailesh & Jyoti Jain, Dr. Ashok Jain and Dr.
Dinesh Shah for coming forward to lead this event.
Our society is going to celebrate its 40th anniversary this year. Looking back, our
current membership demographics are different than in the past and we need to
address and conduct many activities keeping the needs of all members in mind.
Currently, the Core team has been established and it is working on planning a
future "Jain Community Center (JCC) “which can meet the needs of a widely
diverse membership group including seniors and younger generations. We need
to preserve, progress, and pass on our center and traditions to future generations.
Gujarati Month: Maha/Falgun
Vir Samvat: 2541 Vikram Samvat: 2071
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 Rajesh Jain
Building Maintenance
Kritesh Mehta
Education Mahendrabhai Shah
Hemesh Shah Manish Shah
Hall Rental Nirav Shah
Jinansh Shah
Inventory Management Chintan Shah Geeta Shah
JOY Advisors Amit Lathiya Reepal Shah
Library
Mahendrabhai Shah Tarang Shah
Pilgrimage
Vastupal Shah Vinay Shah
Religious
Jyotsnaben Shah Rajnikant Shah
Site Management
Dipen Shah
Swadhyay Suresh L 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
Dr. Kantibhai Shah
A general body meeting is being planned as stated below for further updates
and to get feedback; we would love for each of our members to participate to
get the best and most accurate views and opinions.
BOT is also evaluating many other projects for improvements including
technology updates at our facility, transposition and accounting software.
We encourage you to come forward and participate in our volunteer programs
in whatever capacity you can during each of our society events.
Ours is a non-profit organization that is largely run and supported by
volunteers and this assistance is greatly appreciated. Please let our committee
members know how you are available to help! All of our EC and BOT
members are available to answer any questions you have. Please do not
hesitate to contact any of us.
Sincerely,
Hemant Shah Jinansh Shah
Chairman Board of Trustees, JSGD President JSGD
BOT Corner Jai Jinendra! Respected Society Members, As per the Jain Society of Greater Detroit, Inc. Bylaws Article No. 4 - Membership Privileges and Article No. 5 - Conduct of Business, Board of Trustees have organized a General Body Meeting on Sunday March 8th, 2015 to be held in Temple Social Hall to inform and discuss temple expansion plans under assumed project name "Jain Community Center".
Lunch will be served preceding the meeting at 1:00pm. The agenda for this General Body Meeting is as listed below. . Introduction of Adhoc Core Committee members formed and working on behest of BOT for fact finding and feasibility study . Current Status of Temple facilities and space requirements . Analysis of Survey data collected . Summary of the dialogue with Bharatiya Temple Expansion Project Team . Summary of the dialogue with Chicago Jain Society Expansion Project Team . Solicit member feedback from the floor . Open Q & A . Next Steps Your presence is requested for the meeting. Thank You & Jai Jinendra, Hemant Shah Chairman, Board of Trustees, JSGD
Table of contents Page EC and BOT Corner 1-2
Recipe of the month 3
Upcoming Events 4
Fund Raising Dinner information and flyers 5-7
Jainism – “Way to Live” – Practice of Avdhan 8
Acknowledgement and Announcements 9
Jain Study Class Corner, Pictures 10-11
JAINA update, January Gheeboli 12-13
JOY Update followed by Advertisements 14-19
Recipe of the month American Chopsuey(Jain way) Serves 4
Preparation Time : 15 mins
Cooking time : 15 mins
Ingredients For The Sauce 1/2 cup white vinegar 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup water 1 tbsp cornflour 2 tbsp tomato ketchup 2 tbsp soy sauce salt to taste Other Ingredients 1 cup finely shredded cabbage 1/2 cup thinly sliced capsicum 1/2 cup thinly sliced baby corn 1/4 cup boiled and sliced french beans 1/4 cup boiled cauliflower florets 2 tbsp chopped celery 3/4 cup boiled noodles , refer handy tips 2 tsp chilli sauce 1 1/2 cups fried noodles , refer handy tips 2 tbsp oil salt to taste
Handy Tips Chinese or hakka noodles are available in provision stores in their dried form in packets. They have to be cooked in salted boiling water and used. To make fried noodles, the same noodles are half-cooked in the water and then the water is drained out. The cooked noodles are patted dry with a cloth and deep-fried in hot oil till crisp. Remember to choose the vegetarian/Jain version of hakka noodles.
Method : For the sauce Place all the ingredients of the sauce in a vessel, mix well and put to boil. Cook while stirring continuously until the sauce thickens. Keep aside. How to proceed Heat the oil in a wok, add in all the vegetables and cook on a high flame for 3 to 4 minutes. Add in the prepared sauce, chilli sauce and salt. Cook for 1 minute and mix in boiled noodles. Switch of the flame and mix half of the fried noodles. Serve hot topped with remaining fried noodles.
DAY DATE TIMING PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
COMMENTS
Sunday 02/22/15
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
09:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Study Class
Hindi Class
Sunday 03/01/15 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Hindi Puja
Wednesday 03/04/15 05:30 PM - 08:00 PM Chaumasi chaudas-
pratikraman Dev Vandan 1:00-4:30 Pm
Sunday 03/08/15
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
09:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Study Class
Hindi Class
Sunday 03/15/15
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
09:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Study Class
Hindi Class
Saturday 03/21/15
10:00 AM - 11:30 PM
06:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Snatra Puja
Fund raising dinner @ scs
Besto Mahino - Chaitra Mahino
Friday 03/27/15 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Ayambil Oli - Start
Sunday 03/29/15 09:45 AM - 10:45 AM
10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Hindi Class
Study Class
Saturday 04/04/15 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Ayambil Oli - End,
Palitana Yatra
Sunday 04/05/15
07:00 AM - 08:30 AM
09:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Snatra Puja
Ayambil Oli Parna (for Tapasvis Only)
Saturday 04/11/15 10:00 AM - 02:30 PM Mahavir Janma
Kalyanak, Swami Vatsalya
Actual Day 4/02/15
Sunday 04/12/15
10:00 AM - 11:30 PM
09:45 AM - 10:45 AM
11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Hindi Puja
Hindi Class
Study Class
Sunday 04/19/15
10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Navvanu-prakari Puja
Snatra Puja
Besto Mahino - Vaishakh Mahino
NOTE: Adult Swadhyay is in Gujarati scheduled all Sunday same time as Study Class. The current subject is "18 Papsthanaks". This subject is explained by Peenalbhai Shah.
The Yoga classes will be there on all Sundays at 9:30 AM except for the special temple functions
Fund Raising Dinner – March 21, 2015
For more information on Music Director: and Group Leader: http://tinyurl.com/lgabkw8
Jainism – way to live DO YOU HAVE A GOOD MEMORY? Practice of “Avdhan”
Jain Munishri Ajitchandra Sagarji Maharaj , who had achieved “Maha-shatavdhani” status by
performing 200 Avdhan in March 2012 in Mumbai, has now been conferred with “Ardha-
SahastrAvdhani” status after performing 500 Avdhan on Sunday, 16th November 2014 at Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, NSCI, Worli, Mumbai. A panel of 7 judges lead by Mr. Mohit Shah,
Chief Justice of Bombay High Court presented the Status Certificate for successfully completion
of 500 Avdhan to Munishri Ajitchandra Sagarji. This achievement could be officially registered
as a world record. This would be remembered item-wise in the memory of Munishri even six
month later.
This rare historic event of 500
Avdhan has been achieved
after a span of 500 years in the
Jain history.
The event was spread over 7
hours in the presence of over
5500 people witnessing in the
stadium, which was also
watched by lakhs of live TV
audience on various channels.
Dignitaries attending the event
at the stadium included Mr. Prakash Mehta- Industry Minister of Maharashtra, Mrs.
Jayawantiben Mehta –Ex Union Power Minister, Mr. V.N. Dhoot-Chairman of Videocon
Group, Mr. Bharat Shah- Diamond King, Mr. Subodh Kumar- Ex Municipal Commissioner of
Mumbai, Pujya Sadhviji Chandanashriji –Head of Virayatan, Sadhus of Swaminarayan
Sampradaya etc. More than 100 Jain Sadhu & Sadhviji were sitting on the dais.
Avdhan in Jainism is the practice of covering multiple activities in a single act of attention.
This power is not just inherent genius but an outcome of the Jain tradition of penance,
renunciation, self control, meditation and devotion to Saraswati.
24 years old Jain Mahashatavdhani Munishri Ajitchandra Sagarji Maharaj originally belonged
to Oonja-Gujarat. At the age of 12, he renounced the world and became Jain Sadhu. Thereafter,
he underwent learning, meditation, maun & other sadhana for 12 years. He has memorized 22
Agam (out of 45 agam), which consisted of more than 20,000 Shlokas. He has been maintaining
Maun (Silence) since last 9 years.
Dr. Sudhir Shah, a neurosurgeon & Professor of Neurology, while addressing the gathering
informed “We have witnessed a rare feat in neuroscience today. A human brain can hold 90
million books, each of 1,000 pages. However, we hardly use this nature’s gift”.
S.no Pictures Link
1 Recognition of Pathashala Teachers in Palitana – India. To view the pictures please click the link below – http://tinyurl.com/o3fg5bc
Ayambil Oli Announcement
This year's "Ayambil Oli" (Chaitra Mahino) will start from March 27th, 2015. If you wish to do Ayambil, please write your name on the bulletin board at the temple – either complete Oli or on daily basis (The chart will be posted in the first week of March). Please write your name at least two days in advance. This is very important as this will help the volunteers to prepare the food accordingly. Anyone wanting to do Ayambil is requested to bring their own thali, vatko, glass, spoon and napkin.
Contact Persons : Bharti Shah / Shital Shah / Sohini Shah / Neena Shah
Acknowledgement Tribute to late shri shashibhai shah
One of our lifetime member – Shri Shashibhai Shah – passed away on January 17, 2015.
Shashibhai was very instrumental in building our temple and maintenance. JSGD would like to
recognize and cherish Shashibhai’s contribution in construction of the Temple and Growth of
the Society.
Shashibhai made an outstanding contribution to the growth of the Society and the construction
of the Temple. He was a go to person who always made himself available behind the scenes to
get variety of jobs done properly. For instance, he took charge of carving the “Shilas” under the guidance of
Pujya Gurudev Chitrabhanuji when they did not arrive from India, organize raffles during the annual Fund
Raising Dinners, keeping records of pledges for easy follow-up and reviewing HVAC drawings of the Temple.
He negotiated maintenance contracts and prepared maintenance schedule. With his technical skills - Engineering
Knowledge and always burning desire he was in front to solve many of the problems of our Jain Temple - such
as negotiating maintenance contracts, preparing maintenance schedule and setting up procedures as preventive
measures.
Shashibhai built many items that we still use on regular basis in our temple. He will be remembered when we
ring the bells in the temple as he hung them from the beam. He designed pulley system for shikhar to raise and
lower the dhwaja.
Shashibhai also participated and helped in many of the society’s activities like puja preparations, pratikramans,
ayambil olis and swadhyay.
He will be missed at the temple. We will cherish his memories and many contributions. We are blessed that he
was member of JSGD to help and guide us. We pray that Mahavir Swami gives strength to Shitalben, Shamita,
Suchita and their entire family to bear the pain of his loss with equanimity.
Jain Study Class Corner
Quote for the month: Fight with yourself, why fight with external foes? He, who conquers himself through himself, will obtain happiness. – Bhagwan Mahavir
Study Class Essay Competition: Essay competition for 2015 was kicked off during the February 8th study class. Due date is April 12th 2015. All the essay topics are posted on study class website. Group 4A and above will submit the written essays. Smaller groups ( 3B and below ) will submit the projects
World Sabbath:
Study class students from group 6A participated in World Sabbath of Religious Reconciliation at Adat Shalom Synagogue on January 25th. Ami Lakhani coordinated the dance presented during the event. Congratulations to teachers and students! Study Class Lunches:
Study class has been serving cooked sponsored lunches which was started during the last year. Thanks to lunch coordinators Rachna Parakh and Pratiksha Shah – This has been a great success. We have an anonymous donor to sponsor all unsponsored lunches so that students will have cooked lunch during all study classes. Thank you to the donor family. Jain Bucks: Jain Bucks were distributed during December 6th class. Students are encouraged to use up their Jain bucks and follow the guidelines for smooth running of the program. Thanks to Hemali Doshi for coordinating the program. Clean up after Study class: JOY team has proposed to volunteer to clean up the assembly after the study class lunches. We thank them for their initiative and thanks to Mamata Maheshwari for coordinating this. We will award suitable volunteer hours to the JOY students helping out. 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
New Sponsor: Kamal Jain – Lifetime sponsor 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: January - Rachna and Dhiraj Parakh
- Pinkky and Galaxy Shah February - Payal and Snehal Shah - Anand and Mona Bora - Rahul and Gayatri Munot - Rajubhai and Ilaben
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
Upcoming Study Class Dates for 2015 February 22nd March 8th March 15th March 29th
2015 Annual World Sabbath Day – Dance by JSGD Kids Annual World Sabbath Day is celebrated every year by World Sabbath committee and religious and Faith
leaders. This event is hosted by Mrs. Gail Gatz each year. This year, it was celebrated at "Adat Shalom
Synagogue" in Farmington Hills. On this day people from different religions come together to show
their religious beliefs on peace.
Students of Jain Study Class of group 6A represented Jain Society of Greater Detroit. Shikha Lakhani
leaded the event by introducing the group and explaining the meaning of prayer "KHAMEMI SAVVA
JIVA" . Other participants who joined in prayer are Siddharth Lakhani, Neil Sanghvi and Kavya Doshi.
It was followed by a beautiful dance choreographed by Mrs. Ami Lakhani and performed by the
participants: Aditi Bhandari, Tanvi Doshi, Aarvi Shah, Anagha Shah and Vira Mehta.
This event was not only published in Farmington Hills news paper, but also aired on Michigan Radio-
NPR News channel.
Next World Sabbath Day is going to be celebrated on Nov 8th 2015. It is great opportunity for young
kids of our study class to represent our temple.
Picures link: http://tinyurl.com/mmcue7b
Video links: http://tinyurl.com/me3cptd
Message for jaina convention 2015
Have you heard...over 2,400 people have already registered? This is going to be a sellout Jain community gathering with exciting programs for the whole family.
There is still time to Register
for only $199/ adult Call your family and friends and make sure that your Summer vacation plans include attending this affordable
convention in the world-class city of Atlanta, Georgia.
CHALO ATLANTA! For Registration, Info and Details
http://convention.jaina.org
Convention hosted by Jain Society of Greater Atlanta
Please forward this e-mail to your friends and family
Convention Highlights
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver a video Key Note message
Key Note Speakers - Andrew Young and Congressman John Lewis - Civil Rights leaders with Dr.
Martin Luther King and youth leader Nipun Mehta
Lectures by Acharya Chandanaji, Gurudev Shree Rakeshbhai Zaveri, Gurudev Chitrabhanuji
and Pramodaben, Acharya Shree Lokesh Muniji, Gurudev Namra Muni, Swami Shree
Shrutpragnyaji, Roop Chandraji Maharaj, Samanijis, Shree Manekmuniji, Shree Bhattarakji,
Shree Chandrasen Guruji and many more.
Entrepreneurship, Education, Health, Professional Networking, Community reunions etc.
Jain Milan, JNF,JAB, Youth programs and Kids Club in Marriott Hotel next door
Evening Entertainment Programs – Raas-Garba, Cultural programs, Bollywood program
Delicious Jain and Vegan Food
If you have never been to a JAINA CONVENTION, it is an experience you will cherish forever.
Bus service to Atlanta for jaina 2015
Many of you have expressed an interest in taking a bus to Atlanta for JAINA 2015 Convention. The
convention is being held from 2nd to 5th July, 2015. We are trying to gauge interest in how many people
will want to take the bus to Atlanta. To figure out how many buses we need, please fill out the RSVP
by February 15th so we can get a rough count.
http://jsgd.org/rsvp.php
We are still working out the pricing as it will be based on the number of people interested. The price will
be roughly in the range of $100 to $150 per person (round trip). This is compared to $350 for round-trip
airfare via Delta (if booked early).
The tentative schedule will be as follows:
July 1st, 8pm - Load bus
July 1st, 9pm - Leave for Atlanta
July 2nd, 11am - Reach JAINA Convention Center
July 5th, 4pm - Load bus to leave for Detroit
July 5th, 5pm - Leave for Detroit
July 6th, 7am - Reach Detroit
For more questions, please contact
Pritish Shah ([email protected]), Manish Mehta ([email protected]) or Raj Jain
For more information on JAINA 2015, please visit:
http://convention.jaina.org/
January GheeBoli Sno Names GheeBoli* Amount Date
1 Tushar & Birva Shah New Year Day - Aarti $ 61.00 1/1/2015
2 Jinansh & Priya Shah New Year Day - Magal Divo $ 101.00 1/1/2015
3 Manish & Sunita Zaveri New Year Day - Shanti Kalash $ 201.00 1/1/2015
1 Pragnesh & Jigar Shah Meru Teras Puja Sponsors $ 151.00 1/18/2015
2 Shashikant & Sandhya Shah Meru Teras Puja Sponsors $ 151.00 1/18/2015
3 Jaimik & Reenal Shah Meru Teras Puja Sponsors $ 151.00 1/18/2015
1 Jaimik & Reenal Shah Meru Terash Puja-Food Sponsorship $ 101.00 1/18/2015
2 Dipen & Kavita Shah Meru Terash Puja-Food Sponsorship $ 31.00 1/18/2015
JOY Board 2014-15 President
Sheily Shah
Vice President Utsav Lathia
Community Services
Shreyans Munot
Treasurer Chintan Maheshwari
Public Relations
Bhumika Jain
Publications Juhi Nahata
Media Manager
Kunal Shah
Advisors Amit Lathia Reepal Shah
JOY Web Page http://jsgd.org/joy.php
Jai Jinendra,
JOY has had a lot of really fun activities! We have many things in stock for all you JOY members! Recently in December, we had our first ever JOY bake sale! Through that, we raised $119. This money will be donated to SASHA Farms in Manchester, Michigan. For those of you who don't know, SASHA Farm is the Midwest's largest farm animal sanctuary. SASHA Farms doesn't just provide food and water, veterinary care and a roof over the animal's heads, but they also give the animal residents affection, social interaction with others of their own species, and a sense of security. It is truly a great cause and we are very glad we could help them. In January we had our annual Winter Camp! This took place at a cottage in Port Sanillac. Over here, numerous JOY members came together to have interactive Jain discussions, learn the importance of responsibilities, and have fun amongst their peers. Again, it was a huge success. Kids were able to make their own food and were able to play a bunch of fun games as they socialized with each other. It was a very enjoyable time and we hope you all can join us next year!
JOY has many upcoming events planned as well! On February 22nd, after study class, there is a
YJA social event at the Country Lanes bowling alley. Many young Jains from Detroit, Ann Arbor, and all over Michigan will come together as they enjoy some fun games of bowling. We hope all of you can join also! In March, the annual Fundraising Dinner will be coming up. JOY encourages all of you to come as it will a very fun time and it is for a very notable cause! You can check out all of the pictures from our events at :
https://sites.google.com/site/jainorganizationofyouth/home
Thank you for your continued support towards JOY! JOY Board 2014-2015
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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
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