JAIN VANI Publication # 4 August 2009 Executive Committee President Rajiv Shah (248) 538-7227 unjha@yahoo.com Vice President Vinit Shah (734) 459-0718 mail2vinit@gmail.com Financial Officer Jaimik Shah (248) 943-8912 jaimikshah@yahoo.com Secretary Rahul Shah (734) 238-0854 rahul_jsgd@yahoo.com Publication Officer Chirag Jhaveri (201) 925-2447 chirag_jsgd@yahoo.com Food Coordinator Gayatri Munot (248) 299-2527 grmunot@yahoo.com Facility Coordinator Leena Shah (248) 478-8743 vinlee2000@yahoo.com Board of Trustees Chairman Jayesh Mehta (248) 474-3389 Vice Chairman Praful Shah (248) 851-1978 Treasurer Pravin Shah (248) 244-9576 Public Relation Jagdish Shah (248) 347-4576 Trustees Manoj Shah (517) 332-5621 Bipin Shah (248) 442-9474 Rajiv Shah (248) 538-7227 Pujari Pankaj Shah (248) 865-0908 Jai Jinendra, Jain Society of Greater Detroit 29278 W. 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334-4108 (248) 851-JAIN (5246) Tax ID: 38-2368360 Temple Hours: Monday - Saturday 9:30am - 12:30pm 5:30pm - 8:00pm Sunday 8:30am - 12:30pm 5:30pm - 8:00pm Aarti & Mangal Divo 11:30am & 7:30pm The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. -- Mahatma Gandhi So true, it reminds us of the message which signifies one of the aspects of Paryushan. Paryushan provides us the opportunity for introspection and progress on the path of Right Faith., Right Knowledge and Right Conduct. Members of the Board of Trustees (BOT) and the Executive Committee (EC) ask for your forgiveness if we have hurt your feelings through our actions. Michhami Dukkadum to the Sakal Sangh.!!! Our Society is fortunate to have Shri Nautambhai Vakil during the Paryushan. Members are requested to participate in this once a year auspicious event for lectures and bhakti. JSGD is happy to inform all the tapasvis that they can do ekasana at the Temple during Paryushan. The Society thanks Bhartiben Doshi and Ushaben Vasani for leading this effort. Members wishing to do ekasana are requested to please write your name on the bulletin board. This will enable the volunteers to prepare adequate food for the tapasvis. A brief synopsis of some of the events held at the temple: Eleventh temple anniversary (6/12-6/14) was celebrated for 3 days with Sh. Narendrabhai Nandu and his group. The event started with Snatra Puja in the morning and Arihant Atishay Vandnavali in the evening. The second day we saw Eighteen Abhishek Puja with many members bringing their Bhagwan from home to perform Eighteen Abhishek. The evening was the Jain Antakshari, for those who participated and attended was a moving experience. Last day, we had Dhwaja ceremony for the temple and Bhumati area. The enthusiasm and the commitment of pledges by members were overwhelming. Samaniji Charitra Prajnaji and Samaniji Unnata Pragyaji were also present during our anniversary program and provided a brief insight into the Jain Way of life through their lectures. Continued on Next Page
Monthly Bhavana Inventory Management Gayatri Munot Leena Shah H EC Sub-Committees Audio/Video Pravin Shah Saurabh Shah Bipin Shah Building Maintenance Rahul Munot Pravin Shah Dipen Shah Education Vinay Shah Mahendra Kapadia Mahendra Shah Bhavana Mehta Hall Rental Vinit Shah JOY Advisors Meena Shah Ashok Jain Library Heena Shah Pilgrimage Vastupal Shah Vinay Shah Religious Sharad Shah Snehal Shah Site Management Vinita Parekh Swadhyay Mahesh Vora Snehal Shah Web Development Rajiv Maheshwari BOT Sub-Committees Audit Bhupendra Shah Constitution Girish Shah Finance Shreyas Shah Fund Raising Arvin Shah JAINA Directors Manish Mehta Raj Jain Kalpana Shah Long Range Planning Nalin Shah Arvind Shah JOS & Social Services Hemant Shah Dr. Kanti Shah Continued from Previous Page Father s Day Picnic (6/19) was a blast for the 300+ members. Members like the new items like Snow cone, Raffle etc. at JSGD picnic. We had a Paushadh/ Posho (7/6) for the first time in society history on Chaumasi Chaudas. Posho was conducted by Pandit Dhirujbhai Mehta with 25 members. Religious Scholar Pandit Dhirajbhai Mehta visited us (7/6 to 7/15). Lecture topic was Sh. Devchandra Krut 24 stavans. Please see the later part of Jain Vani for Changes in Monthly Bhavna Approximately 25 Study Class students performed Sutra and Stavna Recital (7/25). We request all parents to encourage their kids to participate. It was an event that many members missed to witness the precise pronunciation and the recital of Sutras and Bhakti songs. Light snack was provided after the event. The Society will promote similar forums for the uplifting of our children. Bar Vrat Puja (8/2) was conducted by Bhakti group. Delicious lunch was provided after the puja. Please contact Mahendrabhai Shah (Guruji) at 734-453-2968 or Sharadbhai Shah at 248-879-6981 to sponsor a puja. More information is posted on the bulletin board and is also available on the Temple web site. Religious Scholar Sh. Bhadrabahuvijayji is visiting us (8/3 to 8/14). Lecture topic is Shant Sudhahras. JSGD is happy to announce the showing of Siddha Hem drama at the temple on August 14, 2009 at 7:30 pm. This drama has received rave reviews at the JAINA Convention in LA and other cities. The drama is open to members of the Society at no cost. JSGD is requesting members to support the Society by donations and/or advertisements. Cherry Hill, NJ Sangh will be visiting us on Sunday, Sept 6, 2009 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. We would encourage all members to join us in welcoming them. We have started validating membership data for new directory that will be distributed during Diwali. We would like to thank all the members for filling out the forms or providing their information over the phone to EC. There are few members that we were unable to contact due to disconnected/new phone number. Please see the later part of the Jain Vani to see if you can help us to find their contact information. EC is humbly requesting all members "NOT TO PARK ON THE GRASS" during the auspicious purva of Paryushan. We are planning to put orange cons at the entrance of Pujari's driveway to block the entrance. We have made the arrangements to park at the Echo Park School during Swapna Darshan and Samvatsari Paryushan for overflow parking. As stated before, one of our goals is to identify all the ongoing or new issues and resolve it within 60 days. We have sent the latest member statements in the mail. If you have not received it or have any question regarding this your statement, please call Pravin Shah (248-244-9576) or Jaimik Shah (248-943-8912). Have you done the RSVP for the Swapna Darshan Swamivatsalya lunch yet? If not, please visit the Temple web site and you will be able to do it with few clicks. Rajiv Shah President, Executive Committee Jayesh Mehta Chairman, Board of Trustee Jain Society of Greater Detroit www.jain-temple.org Page 2 of 24
Brief Introduction of Speaker: Name: Nautambhai Vakil Profession: Practicing chartered account, B.Com.,LL,B,:D.T.P.;F.C.A. Ret. Professor in Bhavan s college. Writer of book named Guidelines on Charitable Trust President of Jain Chartered Accountants Federation, Vice President in Mahavir Shruti Mandal. Trustees in several Trust in India. Affiliated with several Jain Derasars and Jain Sanghs in India. Religious: Invited by several Jain Centers across U.S.A., U.K., Bangkok and Singapore Delivering Pravachans / Lectures on Jainism since last nine years. Have released Cassettes and CD s on different religious topics and Melodious Bhajans. Regular speaker on religious topics in television channels. Written several articles on Jain religion, which is published in several reputable magazines such as Jankalyan, Sadhna. Topics to be covered during Paryushan Kalpasutra (Morning) Prayushan is one of the holiest Parve of Jainism. Normally, during the Paryushan Kalpasutra is read by Monks. But, when Monks are not available the translation is used. Pravachans are spread over the eight days of Prayushan. First three days we will cover Shravak/shravika s duties (such as five things to do during the Prayushan and eleven things to do during the whole year). Remaining five days we will cover ten Acharas (such as forgiveness, softness, simplicity, pureness, sacrifice, truthfullness, tap, aparigrh, saiyam and celibacy), ten Kalpa, five Kalayanaks, and Lord Mahavira s main 27 Bhav after samyagdarshan. Among the Agamic texts, Kalpa Sutra is eighth swadhyay of 4th Cheda sutras - Shri Dasha shrut skandh. Kalpasutra is a Jain ancient text containing the biographies of the last two Jain Tirthankaras, Parshvanath and Mahavirswami. It contains detailed life histories with illustrations. Adinath (or RishabhDev) and Neminath are two other Tirthankaras briefly mentioned in the text, The text also contains a list of monks from 527 BC to approximately 500 AD. It contains the code of conduct for behavior and organizational discipline to be observed by Monks. The first text was believed to be written by Bhadrabahu Swami. Samyagdarshan (Evening) This subject is enormously large to be covered in limited time. So at this time we will focus on good qualities (Guno) that will help us achieve Samyagdarshan quickly. First and for most goal of any shravak/shravika is to achieve Samyagdarshan. We will use these holidays to learn how achieve Samyagdarshan. Topic s discussion is based on original book Hitopdeshi Mala written by Param Pujya Prabhachandsuriji Maharaj about 700 years ago. In order to achieve Samyagdarshan one needs to develop 13 qualities (guno). These are : Faith in Religion, Do not engage in Condemned Work, Remove Mithyatave, Be Stable in Difficulties, Be Satisfied with what you have, Remove Kashay, Be Tolerance, Believe and be Happy in listening to Parmatma Vani, Become Pure, Never be Depressed. Jain Society of Greater Detroit www.jain-temple.org Page 3 of 24
JSGD Paryushan Purva Schedule Drama Friday 8/14/2009 7:45 PM-10:00 PM Siddhahem Drama Pre Cursor to Paryushan Purva Saturday 8/15/2009 7:45 PM-9:00 PM Sh. Nautambhai Vakil Lecture Paryushan Purva - Day 1 Sunday 8/16/2009 9:30 AM-11:00 AM Snatra Puja, Aarti, Divo, Kalash 11:00 AM-12:30 PM Sh. Nautambhai Vakil Lecture 12:30 PM-02:00 PM Ekasana 06:15 PM-07:15 PM Pratikraman 07:30 PM-08:30 PM Sh. Nautambhai Vakil Lecture 08:30 PM-10:00 PM Bhavna, Aarti & Mangal Divo Paryushan Purva - Day 2 Monday 8/17/2009 9:30 AM-11:00 AM Snatra Puja, Aarti, Divo, Kalash 11:00 AM-12:30 PM Sh. Nautambhai Vakil Lecture 12:30 PM-02:00 PM Ekasana 06:15 PM-07:15 PM Pratikraman 07:30 PM-08:30 PM Sh. Nautambhai Vakil Lecture 08:30 PM-10:00 PM Bhavna, Aarti & Mangal Divo Paryushan Purva - Day 3 Tuesday 8/18/2009 9:30 AM-11:00 AM Snatra Puja, Aarti, Divo, Kalash 11:00 AM-12:30 PM Sh. Nautambhai Vakil Lecture 12:30 PM-02:00 PM Ekasana 06:15 PM-07:15 PM Pratikraman 07:30 PM-08:30 PM Sh. Nautambhai Vakil Lecture 08:30 PM-10:00 PM Bhavna, Aarti & Mangal Divo Paryushan Purva - Day 4 Wednesday 8/19/2009 9:30 AM-11:00 AM Snatra Puja, Aarti, Divo, Kalash 11:00 AM-12:30 PM Sh. Nautambhai Vakil Lecture 12:30 PM-02:00 PM Ekasana 05:30 PM-08:00 PM Pratikraman 07:30 PM-08:30 PM Sh. Nautambhai Vakil Lecture 08:30 PM-10:00 PM Bhavna, Aarti & Mangal Divo Paryushan Purva - Day 5 Thursday 8/20/2009 9:30 AM-11:00 AM Snatra Puja, Aarti, Divo, Kalash 11:00 AM-12:30 PM Sh. Nautambhai Vakil Lecture 12:30 PM-02:00 PM Ekasana 06:15 PM-07:15 PM Pratikraman Jain Society of Greater Detroit www.jain-temple.org Page 4 of 24
07:30 PM-08:30 PM Sh. Nautambhai Vakil Lecture 08:30 PM-09:15 PM Sh. Nautambhai Vakil Youth Lecture 08:30 PM-10:00 PM Bhavna, Aarti & Mangal Divo 10:00 PM-10:30 PM Children Prabhavna Paryushan Purva - Day 6 Friday 8/21/2009 9:30 AM-11:00 AM Snatra Puja, Aarti, Divo, Kalash 11:00 AM-12:30 PM Sh. Nautambhai Vakil Lecture 12:30 PM-02:00 PM Ekasana 06:15 PM-07:15 PM Pratikraman 07:30 PM-08:30 PM Sh. Nautambhai Vakil Lecture 08:30 PM-09:30 PM Tapasvi Bahuman 09:30 PM-10:00 PM Bhavna, Aarti & Mangal Divo Paryushan Purva - Day 7 Saturday 8/22/2009 9:30 AM-1:30 PM Swapna Darshan 1:30 PM-03:30 PM Ekasana & Swamivatsalya Lunch 06:15 PM-07:15 PM Pratikraman 07:30 PM-08:30 PM Sh. Nautambhai Vakil Lecture 08:30 PM-10:00 PM Bhavna, Aarti & Mangal Divo* Paryushan Purva - Day 8 Sunday 8/23/2009 9:30 AM-10:30 AM Snatra Puja, Aarti, Divo, Kalash 10:30 AM-12:30 PM Barsa Sutra Vanchan 12:30 PM-02:00 PM Ekasana 05:00 PM-09:00 PM Samvatsari Pratikaman 09:00 PM-09:30 PM Aarti & Mangal Divo PARNA Monday 8/24/2009 07:00 AM-08:30 AM Snatra Puja for Tapasvis 08:30 AM-09:00 AM Tapasvi Procession 09:00 AM-01:00 PM Sakal Sangh Parna * - This event (8/22) may occur at Member Home instead of Jain Temple. Jain Society of Greater Detroit www.jain-temple.org Page 5 of 24
Jain Society of Greater Detroit presents Re-introducing you to yourself There are times when we look back in the past to make sense of what we are today? The way we talk and behave. Our actions & beliefs all need a reintroduction. 'Siddhahem' reintroduces you to yourself!!!! This Gujarati drama is based on the life of Acharya Shri Hemachandrasuruji. His knowledge and literary creations are beyond the works of Aristotle and Plato. His master pieces created 900 years ago still hold immense significance in every Jain s life. Born in 1089 AD, he was a one man university in himself. He was a pioneer of Gujarati grammar and has created 30 million shlokas in the 84 years of his intelligent life. He was responsible for the emergence of the culture of Gujarati culture. The play is directed by Manoj Shah, Ideas Unlimited, India. His previous play Apurva Avasar was well received all over the world. Date- Friday, August 14 th, 2009. Time: 7:30pm. Venue: Jain Temple Admission is free and open to all SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES We are the only society in North America to offer it free to all members. The cost for bringing this play is approximately $7000. We are requesting members and businesses to make a contribution to help us achieve this amount. Donation of $500 and above Banner will be placed inside the hall Donation of $100 and above Sponsors names will be displayed on the projector screen. Contribution of any amount is welcome!!! All donor names will be published in Jain Vani. For Detail information please contact: Peenal Shah at (313)575-1995 or Rohit Shah at (248)495-2256 Jain Society of Greater Detroit www.jain-temple.org Page 6 of 24
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BOT CORNER MEMBER S INTEREST FREE LOAN We are happy to report that JSGD is in the process of reconciling member s interest free loans. We have returned the amount to members per their request. Some members requested their loans to be converted for future pledges. We have honored the wishes of members and are indebted to all those who provided the interest free loan when the monies were needed the most. Some of the members did not respond to our request yet. BOT will contact them. After the settlement of these loans we can proudly say we are now completely debt free. The BOT humbly extends its thanks to the members for supporting the Temple. SHATRUNJAY (PALITANA) AND SAMMETSHIKHARJI PATTS The two patts are ready to be shipped from India and is anticipated to set sail in next few days. The dimensions of both the patts are 9 ft. by 6 ft. and 3 inch in thickness. Pictures of these patts will be posted on the bulletin board very shortly. BOT is in the process of finalizing the installation date. More details will be announced during Paryushan. The Society would like to thank Chetanbhai and Smitaben Koradia for assisting in the shipment and custom clearance process in India. 2011 JAINA CONVENTION During the past few months JSGD was in the process of preparing the proposal to host the JAINA Convention in 2011. The exploratory committee under the leadership of the Co-Chairs Vastupalbhai Shah and Niranjanbhai Shah had worked tirelessly to prepare a thorough and excellent draft proposal. Due to the significant financial and volunteer commitment needed to host the convention the committee had made a decision to obtain the General Membership support during Paryushan prior to submitting the proposal. An extension from July 31 st to August 31 st was requested to enable us to accomplish this task during Paryushan. Unfortunately, JAINA was able to grant us the extension only until August 8th. Thus the committee has made a decision not to submit a proposal for the 2011 convention. However, due to the outstanding work that the exploratory committee has accomplished, it will be easier to explore the possibility of hosting the convention in 2013 or 2015. NOMINATION COMMITTEE BOT is happy to announce that Rohit R. Shah has gladly accepted to Chair the Nomination Committee. Rohitbhai and his team will be sending out the Nomination forms and related information within next few days. The Team Members for the Nomination Committee are as follows: Pradeep Modi, Manish Mehta, Bhupendra Shah & Peenal Shah. Jain Society of Greater Detroit www.jain-temple.org Page 8 of 24
2009 Anniversary Pledges Amount Name Date For $151.00 Annonymous 6/12/2009 Aarti - AM $150.00 Annonymous 6/12/2009 Mangal Divo - AM $201.00 Jain Rajesh & Vinita Parekh 6/12/2009 Shanti Kalash $101.00 Jain Rajesh & Vinita Parekh 6/12/2009 Siddhachakra Pujan $201.00 Shah Mohanlal Renuka 6/12/2009 Aarti - PM $201.00 Trivedi Shailesh Sohini 6/12/2009 Mangal Divo - PM $1,005.00 Amount Name Date For $101.00 Jhaveri Chirag Darshita (Auburn Hills) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek for Adeswar Bhagwan $125.00 Jain Rajesh Vinita Parekh (Farmington Hills) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek for Adeswar Bhagwan $101.00 Shah Bhupendra Neena (Northville) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek for Ajitnathswami $125.00 Shah Suresh Rekha (Canton) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek ; Ajitnathswami $101.00 Shah Divyakant Mina (Canton) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek ; Sambhavnathswami $125.00 Shah Jigar Purvi (Livonia) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek - Sambhavnathswami $101.00 Bora Anand Mona (Farmington Hills) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek; Abhinandanswami $125.00 Shah Jagdish Bhanu (Novi) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek; Abhinandanswami $101.00 Shah Hasmukh Bharati (Farmington Hills) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek; Sumatinathswami $125.00 Shah Pravin Jyoti (Troy) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek ; Sumatinathswami $101.00 Shah PragneshKumar Jigar (Windsor) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek; Padmaprabhuswami $125.00 Sanghvi Prakash Kirti (West Bloomfield) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek; Padmaprabhuswami $101.00 Shah Mahendra (Canton) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek; Suparshvanathswami $125.00 Jain Rajan Ruchika (Northville) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek; Suparshvanathswami $101.00 Shah Nalin Gita (Troy) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek; Chandraprabhuswami $125.00 Shah Bipin Sohini (Farmington Hills) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek; Chandraprabhu swami $101.00 Shah Kalpesh Tarang (Ypsilanti) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek; Suvidhinathswami $125.00 Sheth Kirtikant Kokila (West Bloomfield) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek; Suvidhinathswami $101.00 Shah Pravin Surbhi (Canton) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek; Sheetalnathswami $125.00 Shah Kalpesh Tarang (Ypsilanti) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek; Sheetalnathswami $101.00 Shah Deepak Usha (West Bloomfield) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek; Shreyanshnathswami $125.00 Shah Pradip Hemalata (Rochester Hills) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek; Shreyanshnathswami $101.00 Doshi Mahendra Indira (West Bloomfield) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek; Vasupujyaswami $125.00 Annonymous 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek; Vasupujyaswami $101.00 Shah Piyush Rashmika (Canton) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek; Vimalnathswami $125.00 Jain Shailesh Jyoti (Farmington Hills) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek; Vimalnathswami $101.00 Zaveri Manish Sunita (Farmington Hills) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek; Anantnathswami $125.00 Shah Rashmikant Hemlata (Canton) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek; Anantnathswami $101.00 Shah Dinesh Sudha (Farmington Hills) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek; Dharmanathswami $125.00 Shah Dharam Rashmi (Troy) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek; Dharmanathswami $101.00 Mehta Jayesh Bhavna (Farmington Hills) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek; Shantinathswami $125.00 Mehta Jayesh Bhavna (Farmington Hills) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek; Shantinathswami $101.00 Shah Nirav Avani (Farmington Hills) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek; Kunthunathswami $125.00 Shah Vijay Prianka (Ypsilanti) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek; Kunthunathswami $101.00 Jain Ashok Asha (West Bloomfield) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek; Aranathswami $125.00 Shah Kulin Ranjan (Canton) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek; Aranathswami $101.00 Shah Saurabh Sonal (Westland) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek; Mallinathswami $125.00 Shah Saurabh Sonal (Westland) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek; Mallinathswami $101.00 Zaveri Manish Sunita (Farmington Hills) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek; Munisuvratswami $125.00 Zaveri Manish Sunita (Farmington Hills) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek; Munisuvratswami Jain Society of Greater Detroit www.jain-temple.org Page 9 of 24
$101.00 Ailawad Gorav 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek; Naminathswami $125.00 Shah Manoj Minaxi (East Lansing) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek; Naminathswami $101.00 Trivedi Shailesh Sohini (Northville) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek; Neminathswami $125.00 Shah Ramesh Nayana (Westland) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek; Neminathswami $101.00 Shah Vinit Leena (Farmington Hills) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek; Parshwanathswami $125.00 Shah Snehal Payal (Ann Arbor) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek; Parshwanathswami $101.00 Shah Hiren Radhika (Rochester Hills) 6 /13/2009 1-8 Abhishek; Mahavirswami (Bhumati Area) $125.00 Shah Jaswant Mita (Flint) 6 /13/2009 9-18 Abhishek; Mahavirswami (Bhumati Area) $251.00 Shah Jaswant Mita (Flint) 6 /13/2009 1-6 Abhishek; Mahavirswami $251.00 Shah Suresh Bina (Troy) 6 /13/2009 7-12 Abhishek; Mahavir Swami $251.00 Shah Sharad Nalini (Troy) 6 /13/2009 13-18 Abhishek; Mahavir Swami $251.00 Fadia Deven Hiral (Farmington Hills) 6 /13/2009 1-6 Abhishek; Parshwanathswami $251.00 Modi Pradeep Madhu (West Bloomfield) 6 /13/2009 7-12 Abhishek; Parshwanathswami $251.00 Sheth Kirtikant Kokila (West Bloomfield) 6 /13/2009 13-18 Abhishek; Parshwanathwwami $251.00 Shah Amit Megha (Farmington Hills) 6 /13/2009 1-6 Abhishek; Adeshwar Bhagwan $251.00 Shah Hiren Radhika (Rochester Hills) 6 /13/2009 7-12 Abhishek; Adeshwar Bhagwan $251.00 Deo Purushottam Manjul (Northville) 6 /13/2009 13-18 Abhishek; Adeshwar Bhagwan $251.00 Mithalal Rajesh Vanitha (Saginaw) 6 /13/2009 18 Abhishek ; Parshwanath: Metal $251.00 Modi Rajendra Pratibha (Bloomfield Hills) 6 /13/2009 18 Abhishek; Chauvishi Bhagwan $501.00 Mithalal Rajesh Vanitha (Saginaw) 6 /13/2009 Surya Darshan $701.00 Shah Bharat Falguni (Bloomfield Hills) 6 /13/2009 Chandra Darshan $1,111.00 Shah Jayant Heena (Troy) 6 /13/2009 MahavirSwami - Astprakari Puja $1,111.00 Mithalal Rajesh Vanitha (Saginaw) 6 /13/2009 Parshwanath - Asthaprakari Puja $401.00 Jain Shailesh Jyoti (Farmington Hills) 6 /13/2009 Adeswar Bhagwan - Asthaprakari Puja $12,010.00 Amount Name Date For $300.50 Modi Pradeep Madhu (West Bloomfield) 6 /13/2009 Aarti - AM $300.50 Modi Rajendra Pratibha (Bloomfield Hills) 6 /13/2009 Aarti - AM $250.00 Shah Bharat Falguni (Bloomfield Hills) 6 /13/2009 Mangal Divo - AM $251.00 Shah Bhupendra Neena (Northville) 6 /13/2009 Mangal Divo - AM $2,424.00 Modi Rajendra Pratibha (Bloomfield Hills) 6 /13/2009 Shanti-kalash $3,526.00 Amount Name Date For $2,001.00 Shah Hemang Tejal (West Bloomfield) 6 /13/2009 Main Ghabhara Dhwaja $1,616.00 Shah Shreyas Purvi (Troy) 6 /13/2009 Gautam Swami Dhwaja $1,717.00 Sheth Kirtikant Kokila (West Bloomfield) 6 /13/2009 Padmavati Devi - Dhwaja $251.00 Shah Hasmukh Bharati (Farmington Hills) 6 /13/2009 Aarti - PM $999.00 Shah Hasmukh Bharati (Farmington Hills) 6 /13/2009 Mangal Divo - PM $6,584.00 Amount Name Date For $201.00 Shah Rohit Punita (Novi) 6 /14/2009 Adinathswami Dhwaja $201.00 Shah Shirish Vidya (West Bloomfield) 6 /14/2009 Ajitnathswami Dhwaja $201.00 Shah Rajiv Reepal (Farmington Hills) 6 /14/2009 Sambhavnathswami Dhwaja $201.00 Dagli Nilesh (Troy) 6 /14/2009 Abhinandanswami Dhwaja $201.00 Shah Pravin Jyoti (Troy) 6 /14/2009 Sumatinathswami Dhwaja $201.00 Shah Jagdish Shaila (Novi) 6 /14/2009 Padmaprabhiswami Dhwaja Jain Society of Greater Detroit www.jain-temple.org Page 10 of 24
$201.00 Shah Kalpesh Tarang (Ypsilanti) 6 /14/2009 Suparshwanathswami Dhwaja $201.00 Shah Ankit (Farmington Hills) 6 /14/2009 Chandraprabhuswami Dhwaja $201.00 Shah Peenal Niral (West Bloomfield) 6 /14/2009 Suvidhinathswami Dhwaja $201.00 Shah Jagdish Bhanu (Novi) 6 /14/2009 Sheetalnathswami Dhwaja $201.00 Shah Deepak Usha (West Bloomfield) 6 /14/2009 Shreyanshnathswami Dhwaja $201.00 Shah Jaimik Reenal (Farmington Hills) 6 /14/2009 Vasupujyaswami Dhwaja $201.00 Shah Dipen Kavita (Farmington Hills) 6 /14/2009 Vimalnathswami Dhwaja $201.00 Shah Rohit Jyoti (Bloomfield Hills) 6 /14/2009 Anantnathswami Dhwaja $201.00 Mithalal Rajesh Vanitha (Saginaw) 6 /14/2009 Dharmanathswami Dhwaja $201.00 Shah Hiren Radhika (Rochester Hills) 6 /14/2009 Shantinathswami Dhwaja $201.00 Shah Arvind Ramila (Troy) 6 /14/2009 Kunthunathswami Dhwaja $201.00 Shah Atul Hemangini (Ann Arbor) 6 /14/2009 Aranathswami Dhwaja $201.00 Shah Rahul Neeyati (Canton) 6 /14/2009 Mallinathswami Dhwaja $201.00 Zaveri Manish Sunita (Farmington Hills) 6 /14/2009 Munisuvratswami Dhwaja $201.00 Bapna Girish Shashi (West Bloomfield) 6 /14/2009 Naminathswami Dhwaja $201.00 Shah Ramesh Nayana (Westland) 6 /14/2009 Neminathswami Dhwaja $201.00 Shah Bipin Sohini (Farmington Hills) 6 /14/2009 Parshwanathswami Dhwaja $201.00 Sheth Kirtikant Kokila (West Bloomfield) 6 /14/2009 Mahavirswami (Bhumati) Dhwaja $4,824.00 Amount Name Date For $1,666.00 Shah Hasmukh Bharati (Farmington Hills) 6 /14/2009 Aarti $1,667.00 Trivedi Shailesh Sohini (Northville) 6 /14/2009 Aarti $1,667.00 Shah Hasmukh Bharati (Farmington Hills) 6 /14/2009 Mangal Divo $1,666.00 Trivedi Shailesh Sohini (Northville) 6 /14/2009 Mangal Divo $3,636.00 Shah Arvind Jaya (Orchard Lake) 6 /14/2009 Shantikalash $10,302.00 Food Sponsors Amount Name Amount Name $251.00 Mithalal Rajesh Vanitha (Saginaw) $101.00 Shah Vinit Anuja (Westland) $201.00 Dagli Dinesh Sunita (Troy) $101.00 Shah Yogesh Nita (Canton) $151.00 Shah Vastupal Varsha (Sterling Heights) $51.00 Ajmera Bharatkumar Jyotsana (Sterling Heights) $105.00 Trivedi Shailesh Sohini (Northville) $51.00 Fadia Deven Hiral (Farmington Hills) $101.00 Salecha Manish Madhu (Shelby Township) $51.00 Jhaveri Chirag Darshita (Auburn Hills) $101.00 Sanghvi Jitendra Rama (Northville) $51.00 Shah Jayant Heena (Troy) $101.00 Shah Bipin Vijaya (West Bloomfield) $51.00 Shah Pradip Hemalata (Rochester Hills) $101.00 Shah Kalpesh Tarang (Ypsilanti) $51.00 Shah Snehal Payal (Ann Arbor) $101.00 Shah Mahendra (Canton) $51.00 Shah Suresh Bina (Troy) $101.00 Shah Nalin Gita (Troy) $50.00 Shah Jagdish Hasumati (Livonia) $101.00 Shah Niranjan Vibha (Farmington Hills) $50.00 Shah Piyush Rashmika (Canton) $101.00 Annonynous $31.00 Shah Jaimik Reenal (Farmington Hills) $101.00 Shah PragneshKumar Jigar (Windsor) $101.00 Shah Rashmikant Hemlata (Canton) $101.00 Shah Rohit Nilpa (Livonia) $1,819.00 Amount Name Date For $365.00 Ajmera Ajay Trupti (Sterling Heights) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $1 a Day $365.00 Chinoy Ranjit Usha (Novi) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $1 a Day $365.00 Dean Corey Neha (Ann Arbor) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $1 a Day $365.00 Mehta Manish Varsha (Ann Arbor) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $1 a Day Jain Society of Greater Detroit www.jain-temple.org Page 11 of 24
$365.00 Modi Manoj Surabhi (Rochester Hills) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $1 a Day $365.00 Patel Ramesh Smita (Sterling Heights) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $1 a Day $365.00 Shah Hemendra Devangi (Ann Arbor) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $1 a Day $365.00 Shah Jagdish Bhanu (Novi) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $1 a Day $365.00 Annonymous 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $1 a Day $365.00 Shah Jayesh Chhaya (Farmington Hills) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $1 a Day $365.00 Shah Ketan Janki (Warren) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $1 a Day $365.00 Shah Kumarpal Indira (West Bloomfield) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $1 a Day $365.00 Shah Nishant Julie (Farmington Hills) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $1 a Day $365.00 Zaveri Manish Sunita (Farmington Hills) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $1 a Day $360.00 Damani Rushabh Hina (Sarnia) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $30 a Month $360.00 Shah Champaklal Sharda (Roseville) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $30 a Month $360.00 Shah Divyakant Mina (Canton) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $30 a Month $101.00 Jain Kuldeep Chhaya (Troy) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $101 One time donation $101.00 Shah Chandany (Clinton Township) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $101 One time donation $101.00 Annonymous 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $101 One time donation $101.00 Shah Jagdish Gita (Canton) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $101 One time donation $101.00 Shah Kamlesh Ushma (Shelby Township) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $101 One time donation $101.00 Shah Pradeep Divya (Novi) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $101 One time donation $101.00 Shah Saurabh Sonal (Westland) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $101 One time donation $51.00 Vaidya Sanjay Beena (Canton) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $51 One time donation $30.00 Garg Nirmala (Woodhaven) 6 /14/2009 Year 2009 - $30 One time donation $6,978.00 Amount Name Date For $501.00 Sanghvi Prakash Kirti (West Bloomfield) 6 /14/2009 Shalibhadra Peti $501.00 Shah Raju Monica (Silver Spring) 6 /14/2009 Shalibhadra Peti For Jainam (S/O Raju & Monica Shah) $501.00 Sheth Rajen Neeta (Farmington Hills) 6 /14/2009 Shalibhadra Peti for Puja & Neha Shah $1,503.00 Condolences It's with great regret to inform you the passing of Falguniben Vijaybhai Shah. Our sincere condolence to Shah Family. It's with great regret to inform you the passing of Dhanraj R Jain (Father of Kamal Jain) last week. He was 77 years old. Our sincere condolence to Jain Family. Jain Society of Greater Detroit www.jain-temple.org Page 12 of 24
Upcoming Events DAY DATE TIMING PROGRAM DESCRIPTION FRIDAY 8/28/2009 07:30 PM-09:00 PM MONTHLY BHAVNA SUNDAY 8/30/2009 11:00 AM-01:00 PM STUDY CLASS FRIDAY 9/11-9/13/2009 As mentioned below TIRTH YATRA SUNDAY 9/13/2009 10:00 AM-11:30 AM HINDI PUJA 11:00 AM-1:00 PM STUDY CLASS FRIDAY 9/25/2009 07:30 PM-09:00 PM MONTHLY BHAVNA SATURDAY 9/26/2009 10:00 AM-01:00 PM AYAMBIL AURI-START SUNDAY 9/27/2009 11:00 AM-01:00 PM STUDY CLASS SUNDAY 10/4/2009 10:00 AM-01:00 PM NAV PADJI PUJA /AYAMBIL AURI-END 01:00 PM-02:30 PM AHIMSA DAY-AYAMBIL MONDAY 10/5/2009 08:00 AM-10:00 AM AYAMBIL AURI PARNA SUNDAY 10/11/2009 10:00 AM-11:30 AM HINDI PUJA 11:00 AM-1:00 PM STUDY CLASS Youth Tapascharyas Here is a guide-line to recognize Youth Tapascharyas of upcoming Paryushan Days. If you have any comments or suggestions please contact Vinay C. Shah (T: 248-641-5975) There will be points counting for various categories of Tapascharyas. Simple observance of Chauvihar on a given day will earn: ½ point. Chauvihar points will not be counted if it is attached to other Tapascharyas like Besanu Ekasanu, Ayambil or Upavas on same day. Observance of Besanu will earn: 2 points. Observance of Ekasanu or Ayambil will earn: 4 points Observance of Upavas will earn: 6 points. First requirement will be to have minimum 5 days of Tapascharyas (Upavas, Ekasanu, Ayambil or Besanu). Second requirement will be to have minimum of 16 points for the recognition. This means if some one observes 8 days with 8 Besanas he or she will earn 16 points (8x2). [Eligible for recognition]. If someone observes 1 Upavas and 2 Ekasanas he or she will earn 14 points (6x1 + 4x2). [Not eligible for recognition]. If someone observes 1 Upavas + 2 Ekasanas + 1 Besanu will earn 16 points (6x1 + 4X2 + 2x1). [Still Not Eligible for recognition due to count of only 4 days of Tapascharyas]. If someone observes 2 Upavas and 2 Ekasanas he or she will earn 20 points (6x2 + 4x2). [Still Not Eligible for recognition due to count of only 4 days of Tapascharyas]. The main reason of putting such restriction is to challenge for honest efforts and restrict overflow. Jain Society of Greater Detroit www.jain-temple.org Page 13 of 24
Ekasana at the Temple during Paryushan JSGD has organized daily Ekasana at the temple during Paryushan. Bharatiben Doshi and her team are coordinating the food preparation. All Tapasavis planning to do Ekasana are requested to follow the Guidelines below: Guidelines 1. Please provide your name and the days you will be doing Ekasana on the bulletin board at least 2 days in advance or call our Pujari, Pankajbhai (248-851 5246) to put your name. 2. Members are requested to bring their own plates, spoons, cups, etc. for Ekasana and should clean them and take them back. 3. No Boxed lunch will be provided to the members doing Ekasana at home. 4. On Swapna Darshan Day (August 22, 2009) only Swamivatsalya food will be served for Ekasana. If you are planning to do Ekasana on that day please RSVP at the temple website - http://www.jain-temple.org/rsvp.shtml 5. All seniors attending the morning program at temple during Paryushan are requested to take lunch at the temple. RSVP For Swapna Darashan Day (Saturday, August 22, 2009) It is not good to have too much food or too little food for the temple programs. Also prestigious volunteer efforts for food preparation go in vain based on inaccuracy involved with food planning. Based on our experience on Anniversary program, we have decided to start RSVP for all major programs involving Lunch at the temple. RSVP will give us good number to prepare food and reduces wastage of food, time, and money. Please submit your RSVP on temple website at http://www.jain-temple.org/rsvp.shtml if you are planning to attend Swamivatsalya on Swapna Darshan Day at Jain Temple on Saturday August 22, 2009. Non computer users can call Pankajbhai at 248-851-5246 for their RSVP. Guidelines to submit RSVP Submit one RSVP for a family by August 17 th 2009. No need to RSVP if you are not planning to attend. Having proper number of RSVPs greatly helps in food planning. Please spread the word to your friends and families and have them send in RSVP. We really appreciate your help. - Executive Committee 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. Different levels of advertisement are listed below. Please contact any EC member if you or anyone you know would like to publish their advertisement. We have also started to take one time advertisement in Jain Vani. 1. Diamond Level (Full Page) $1,800 for full year 2. Platinum Level (Half Page) $1,000 for full year 3. Gold Level (Quarter Page) $650 for full year 4. Silver Level (1/8 Page - business card size) $325 for full year 5. Bronze Level (1/8 Page - business card size) $75 for one time publication RITA TRAVEL SERVICES, INC. Professional, Economical & Reliable One Contact, One Agent, Any Airline, Anywhere Tel #: 734-454-1441 Email: ameh786@aol.com Jain Society of Greater Detroit www.jain-temple.org Page 14 of 24
EC CORNER Guest Log Upcoming Events It s great to hear from visitors about their experience at our temple. Please encourage your guests to write their comments. Please find some of the recent comments from guest book. o "Vishal ane Bhavya Derasarna darshan kari ne ek prakarni param shanti manma thai che. Khare khar bahuj sundar, aayojit derasar banyu che." - Rajniben N. Doshi, Jamnagar.. o "Very much impressed and inspired on having "Darshan of Detroit Temple". Congrats to management and Jain Sangh of Detroit. - M Rajnibhai Shah, c/o Nehal-Pratik Shah. Thank you We would like to thank to Manojbhai and Minaxiben. It was very nice of you to let JOY come to Lansing Temple and give the opportunity to perform Snatra puja & Ashta Prakari puja. There were 9 Children from Joy, Mihir for tabla from C1 class and 5 adults. Nice lunch was prepared by Minaxiben and Manojbhai. From: Meena Shah, Joy Advisor & Joy Board. We would like to thank Shri Prakashbhai Shah for reparing the society's broken furniture. We would like to thank "Saheli" Group in advance for preparing the Swapna Darshan Day food. We would like to thank Pratikbhai Shah, Chandreshbhai Doshi and all other volunteers, who made our JSGD Annual Picnic a big success. We would like to thanks all the volunteers and JOY who helped during Temple Anniversary event in the food preparation, table-chair setup, serving food, and all other activities to make the event successful. Baar (12) Vrat Puja was performed on August 2, 2009 at the temple. We would like to thank puja sponsors Mahendrabhai J Shah (Guruji), Bipinbhai & Sohiniben Shah, and Rashmikantbhai & Hemlataben. Library We request all the members to return the books, as we are in the process of taking inventory and new tag system. Welcome We would like to thank and welcome our new lifetime members: o Shirish & Parul Shah o Virendra & Kamlesh Shah o Apur & Susan Shah Jain Society of Greater Detroit www.jain-temple.org Page 15 of 24
www.jain-temple.org When was the last time you have visited our temple website? You would be amaze to find so much new information. We are soliciting member input to make it even better. Please visit our website to experience it yourself and let us know your feedback. We would like to thank Mr. Rajiv Maheshwari for implementing all the requested changes from Executive Committee. Following is the summary of all the changes occurred since the beginning of the year 2009. New Pages Feedback Tool to provide anonymous feedback to JSGD Executive Committee for several categories/area of the temple. Swadhyay Basic information about Swadhyay activities at the temple. RSVP Tool to provide RSVP counts for Major Society Events. Useful Links Jain Panchang JAIN Audio Channel Updated Pages Home Page New temple picture Schedule More information Ongoing updates based on change in schedule Pujas Sattar Bhedi Puja Description added Study Class First Prize Essay for 2008 Partition Donor List Membership Form New Fillable Form Hall Rental Updated Hall Rental Policy New Hall Rental Form Publications Easier Pull down Menu to search for older JainVani (Last 5 Years) Weekly/Biweekly Newsletter (New) Contact Us Added Pujari s Contact Information Updated Committee List Directions Added Pujari s Contact Information Added Google Map of Temple Location About Us Information updated for year 2001 onwards Library Added Basic Information about Jain Library Updated Library Catalog Domain Name www.jain-temple.com now properly routes to our Home page. Jain Society of Greater Detroit www.jain-temple.org Page 16 of 24
Invitation for Parna Samvatsari The day that comes only once a year after much preparation is known as Samvatsari. This is the day that arrives after the religious period of Samvotsar. In fact this festival is also called Paryushan. This period of samvotsar comes 50 days after and 70 days before the close of the chaturmas period. Sometimes the samvotsar may vary between 49 days after and 71 days before the close of the chaturmas or the four month period. What is Paryushan? The words paryusarg is an essence of the three words of "Pariupsaarg, vasdhatu and Anapratyey. Parisamantat samagrataya ushana vasana niwas literally translated means to get totally absorbed. To move away from the theory on to practice (implementation). In the historical guides this period culminates into only one major auspicious day but the significance of the seven days with elaborate preparations like stringent adherence to religious doctrines and abstinence preceding the Paryushan cannot be overlooked. In order to out beat the strong, one needs to summon up enough strength in the same way to overcome the invisible negative forces, one needs to involve him totally in the religious practices to draw the energy to withstand these forces. Symbolically this festival cannot be called the festival of only the Jains but of the entire human race. Samatsavari is the Last day of this festival & main Day. This day All Jains keep fasting. On Next day they break their fast which called as Parna. And this year following most fortunate families has the pleasure and honor to invite Sakal Sangh for Parna on August 24 th 2009 at 09:00 AM 1. Shri Pankajbhai & Rakshaben Shah (Farmington Hills, MI) 2. Shri Rameshbhai & Nayanaben Shah (Westland, MI) 3. Shri Snehal & Payal Shah with Ina (Ann Arbor, MI) 4. Shri Rajesh & Vanitha Mithalal with Neel (Saginaw, MI) 5. Shri Chirag & Darshita Jhaveri with Arham (Auburn Hills. MI) 6. Shri Rahul & Niyati Shah with Jayna (Canton. MI) 7. Shri Manish & Sunita Zaveri with Mihir & Rishi (Farmington Hills, MI) 8. Shri Vinit & Leena Shah with Tanya & Karan (Farmington Hills, MI) 9. Shri Dipen & Kavita Shah with Keval (Farmington Hills, MI) 10. Shri Nikunjbhai & Akiben Fadia (Ahmedabad, India) 11. Shri Nishkam & Shimoni Shah (Somerset, NJ) Please join us with your family for this auspicious Parna event and give a rare opportunity to these extremely fortunate families serve you to break your fast after Samvatsari. And also please take this golden opportunity to serve all our Tapasvis and gain abundant good karmas by breaking their fast! Don t forget this To do, To get Done and To support and appreciate being done has equal benefits! So, you may help as a volunteer or grace the occasion to break your own fast with our whole Sangh Family or show your support to all our young and old Tapasvis, we humbly request you to be there! After all, we are a BIG FAMILY! - Parna Team 2009 Jain Society of Greater Detroit www.jain-temple.org Page 17 of 24
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JOY Board 2008-2009 President: Neil Shah (586)604-2242 neil.shah.15@gmail.com Vice President: Neal Gandhi (586)216-0306 gandhineal@gmail.com Treasurer: Anshul Mehta (734)355-8246 anshul32@yahoo.com Secretary: Kajal Ravani (248)224-6093 kajalravani@yahoo.com Publications: Kinari Shah (734)455-5260 kshah2012@gmail.com JOY ADVISOR NEEDED! Unfortunately, Meena Shah, one of the current advisors, will be ending her three-year term as JOY Advisor. We d like to thank her for all of her help and dedication over the past three years. We will need a new advisor, so any interested adults should contact a current Board Member, Executive Committee or Ashoka Jain. Public Relations: Anuj Shah (734)646-0321 anuj.shah@verizon.net Vishal Mehta (734)355-6896 vishthefish2@gmail.com Historian: Saloni Jain (248)943-0603 sparklinsaloni@yahoo.com Web Director: Vishal Modi (248)860-2675 vishalmmodi@yahoo.com Advisors: Ashoka Jain (248)935-9500 jainashoka@gmail.com Elections JOY elections are coming up!!! They will be held during Paryushan! If you would like to meet new people, and help JOY have another great year, you definitely will want to run! This year, there will be six positions instead of nine. There will be a President, Vice President, Treasurer, Publications Officer, one Public Relations officer, and a Historian-Web Director. Contact any current board member ASAP if you are interested in running! Meena Shah (248)433-3570 msshah24@yahoo.com Jain Society of Greater Detroit www.jain-temple.org Page 19 of 24
Jain Study Class Corner Quotes for the month: It has been rightly said that the past is a cancelled check. The future is a promissory note. The present is the only cash in hand. Spend it wisely and well! The man who waits for conditions to improve may have to wait till eternity! 2009 Sutra and Stavan Recital Competition We had Stavan and Sutra recital on July 25 th. 27 students participated from age 3 to 13. They all did very well and we fill, our future Bhavna and Pratikraman teams are getting ready. Thanks to Mihir Zaveri, Jayesh Mehta and Rashmikant Shah for music support. Meeting with Teachers We had a very productive meeting with teachers. Starting Sept 2009, the students will move to higher groups. We discussed 2007-2009 as well as 2009-2011 curriculum and progress made during previous two years. We talked about new teaching techniques as well as issues. Also, we discussed how to improve and enhance the study class activities. The brainstorming gave us quite a few good ideas and will look into implementation of some of these ideas. 2009 Essay Competition 113 students participated in the essay competition. Prizes were distributed to the best essays in each group. The students of younger groups received consolation prize too. The grand prize of $500 went to Shan Kothari for his essay on Medical Research and Jainism. Few of the essays will be posted on JSGD website. The prize of $500 was sponsored by Mahendra & Linda Kapadia family. Other prizes amounted to $866 which was sponsored by Binisa Shah (d/o Bipin & Sohini Shah). Students Talk During Paryushan During first 4 days of Paryushan, students will talk for 4-5 minutes on an assigned topic. Please come and listen what they have to say. This will be after Shri Nautambhai s Pravachan. Shri Nautambhai s Pravachan to Youth and Young Adults Shri Nautambhai will talk to youth and young adults on Thursday, August 20 th from 8:40 9:15 PM. This will be downstairs in Social Hall. Youth Tapasya During Paryushan Same as every year, youth will be recognized for doing Tapasya. Point system has been established and youth need to fill out the forms for various Tapasya. The forms will be available outside of office during Paryushan. Prabhavana During Paryushan to Youth Again, same as every year, we will celebrate Bhagwan going to school and give Prabhavana to all youth on Thursday, August 20 after Aarti & Mangal Divo. If any family is interested in giving Prabhavana, please bring items for 125-150 youth. PLEASE NO FOOD ITEM. Also, please contact Mahendra J. Shah (734-453-2968) or Vinay C. Shah (248-641-5975) for Guidelines and more information. Class sponsors for month of July were Bimal & Rupal Shah, Savitaben Doshi (Satish & Aarti Doshi), Hemendra & Sangita Shah, Shailesh & Jyoti Jain, Mayur & Rita Lodaya, Dipak & Tarlika Dhabuwala, Sunita Dagli, Sam & Piya Reddy, Rajiv & Mamta Maheshwari, and An Anonymous Family (ten Life Time Sponsors) and Dhiraj Baa (one monthly sponsor). Class sponsors for month of August are Mahesh & Kirti Vora, Lalit & Bharti Shah, Sudhir & Kashmira Shah, Shreyas & Purvi Shah, Pramod & Madhu Jain, Dhanraj & Sadhna Sheth, Jitendra & Rama Sanghvi (7 Life Time Sponsors). Sponsorship Update As of today, we have 101 Life Time sponsors. Our 100 th sponsor is Smt Laheriben Jain mother of Shailesh and Jyoti Jain. Please welcome following Life Time Sponsors Narendra & Damini Shah, Nutan & Alka Shah, Binisa Shah, Rahul & Anjali Shah, Shailesh & Jyoti Jain, and Rajnikant & Jyotsana Shah. 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 Vinay C. Shah at 248-641-5975 or email vcshah5@yahoo.com. More Information about the class is posted on bulletin board. Study Class Dates for year 2009 Time 11 AM to 1 PM August 9 August 30 September 13 September 27 October 11 October 25 November 8 November 22 December 6 December 20 Jain Society of Greater Detroit www.jain-temple.org Page 20 of 24
Chaitya Paripati / Panch Tirth Yatra Jain Society has planned a Chaitya Paripati / Panch Tirth Yatra after Paryushan. The plan is to go to Siddhachalam, Caldwell, Cherry Hill, Atlantic City, and Lansdale. We will leave from our temple on Friday evening, Sept 11 th and return on Sunday night, Sept 13 th. If you plan to attend, please fill out the registration form below and send with deposit to address listed on the form. For any questions, feel free to contact: Vastupal Shah vshah44@yahoo.com 586-323-2015 Vinay Shah vcshah5@yahoo.com 248-641-5975 Guru Mandir Picture In the Guru Mandir, the Gheeboli of all the pictures was done, except for one picture of Shri Mahopadhyaya Yashovijayji Maharaj Saheb. Gheeboli for that picture will be done during Paryushan. Only one family can participate for Gheeboli. Mahopadhyaya Yashovijayji was legendry of the past 300 years. He was termed as "Laghu Haribhadra." His literary works, commentary, construction of various Raas, Cahuvishis, sazzayas etc are unparallel and incomparable within last three centuries. He has written several spiritual volumes. His volume "Adhyatma Mat Pariksha" is of immense value. The life sketch of this great Jain philosopher, poet, commentator and writer is hardly available. One can say that it is practically unavailable. Manglik & Pachhakhan Now you can listen to Jain Manglik & Pachhakhan in the voice of Muni Shri Jinchandraji at the following number: (866) 611 JSMC (5762). We would like to thank Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago for allowing to share this information with our members. Monthly Bhavna (Change) One of our concerns is member participation in Monthly Bhavna program at the temple. We have not seen any significant increase in the program over months. Based on the recommendation from Bhakti group, we are changing our Monthly Bhavna from 2 nd Friday to 4 th Friday. Please keep note of the Bhavna dates for next three months. August 28, 2009 September 25, 2009 October 23, 2009 Hope new dates will better fit in your schedule. DVD Set of Lectures The DVD set for Tarlaben's lecture (3 Gupti & 5 Samiti) along with Shramniji's discourse is ready. The cost is $15.00 for the set (Set includes both Tarlaben and Shramniji's lectures). If you would like to have a copy of this set, please contact Snehalbhai Shah at sneh777@yahoo.com or at cell (513)225-1848. Jain Society of Greater Detroit www.jain-temple.org Page 21 of 24
JAIN SOCIETY OF GREATER DETROIT, INC 2009 Panch Tirth Yatra To NJ and PA September 11, 12, and 13, 2009 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 First Name Last Name Sex M / F Age Reg Fee From Following Table Deposit From Following Table Remaining Due by August 25 Total Registration Fee Deposit per Person Adults (Age 18 and Up) $ 175.00 * $ 50.00 Child / Youth (Age 6 to 17) $ 125.00 * $ 25.00 Children up to Age 5 Free Free NOTE - * = THIS IS THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT. Make the deposit check payable to Jain Society of Greater Detroit write 2009 Yatra in memo and send your total deposit to: Vinay C. Shah 1914 Barnes Ct. Troy, MI 48098 The final payment is due before August 25, 2009 Signature Received By Date Date PS All Yatris are responsible to provide their own medical insurance coverage This Yatra is limited to first 100 registrants with paid deposit NO RESERVATION BY PHONE CALLS NO RESERVATION WITHOUT DEPOSIT Jain Society of Greater Detroit www.jain-temple.org Page 22 of 24
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Jain Society of Greater Detroit 29278 W. 12 Mile Road Farmington Hills, MI 48334-4108 www.jain-temple.org Swapna Darshan Day on August 22, 2009 Samuhik Parna on August 24, 2009 Jain Society of Greater Detroit www.jain-temple.org Page 24 of 24