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Dear Sadharmiks,
Jai Jinendra! Pranam!
 We are excited to
bring you new sponsorship opportunities for JAINA Convention 2023. We would greatly appreciate your participation in supporting the financial needs of this Convention through the
sponsorship opportunities mentioned below. Your pledges will significantly contribute to the Convention's success.
JAINA extends our deepest condolences on losing a well-renowned Jain scholar, Dr. Sajeev Kumarji Godha, on February 17, 2023. Throughout his life, he touched many lives with his teachings of Jain principles logically and scientifically. Dr. Godha has
attended almost all JAINA Conventions and JAANA Shibirs and has delivered lectures to various Jain centers in the USA.
Inside the Jain Digest February 2023 issue, read an article where Lynna Dhanani describes the exhibition and explains the story of one of the beautiful tapestries (Jain Chhod Patas) made of velvet and satin, lavishly embroidered with gold and silver-gilt
thread - in temples & upashrayas. After reading that description, you will be encouraged to observe such tapestries closely and get a better appreciation of the details the artists
have captured.
To celebrates Women’s day, JAINA Women’s Committee presents a quarterly conference, Alternative Solutions for Positive Mental Health, on Sunday, March 4, 2023.
Jain Connect is excited about their upcoming in-person Singles Weekend meet-up in Atlanta from March 3-5, 2023. They are calling out singles aged 24-42 to register for this fun event to meet new people in a relaxed and comfortable setting. Event and registration
details are below.
The Jain Foundation invites you to the 175th session of Jain Talks on February 24, 2023, where Mr. Neel Shah will talk about "Poet Banarasi Das”. Find the session joining details below.
YJP is elated to see its community grow through various events. They recently had a Networking Dinner in San Francisco and looking forward to more such events.
Sincerely,
Haresh Shah,
JAINA President
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JAINA Convention 2023
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We kindly request your participation in supporting the financial needs of this convention through the below crucial sponsorship opportunities.
Your pledges will greatly contribute to its success. We express our heartfelt gratitude to our donors and esteemed members of JAINA for their unwavering support in past conventions.
For queries, please get in touch with the Fundraising Committee at frc@jainaoffice.org.
All Sponsorship Opportunities
Register For Convention 2023
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Arihant Sharan of Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Godha
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 JAINA extends our deepest
condolences to the Jain community on Arihant Sharan of Dr. Sajeev Kumarji Godha on February 17, 2023, in Mumbai, India. Dr. Godha was in deep meditation in his last days, reciting
shloks from various Jain scriptures. His departure from this world is a significant loss to the Jain community; we will miss his presence.
He was a well-renowned Jain scholar who touched many lives through his teachings and lectures. He aimed to teach Jain Tatvas and Principles to everyone logically and
scientifically. He was invited worldwide to many Jain Centers and received numerous awards and recognition for his work on spreading Jain Philosophy. He has attended almost all JAINA
Conventions and JAANA Shibirs in the last several years as a Scholar and delivered lectures to thousands of Jains in the US. Many of his listeners say that he kickstarted their spiritual
journey through his teachings and interactive graphical 3D presentations, which helped listeners learn and understand the Jain Universe. Read more about his journey in the link below.
Read More
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Jain Digest February 2023
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A Delight to the Mind’s Eye - Jain Chhod Patas
by Lynna Dhanani
“Visualizing Devotion” is anexhibitionof a collection of chhod patascurrently being held at the Fowler Museum at UCLA.Most of us that have grown up in India have seenchhod patas-
the beautiful tapestry made of velvet and satin,lavishly embroidered with gold and silver-gilt thread - in temples &upashrayas. We alsoknow that they depict pilgrimage sites and stories
from Jain mythology. But often we miss out on the details and the message these art forms convey.
In this article Lynna describes the exhibition and explains the story depicted on one of the chhods. After reading that description, you will be encouraged to observe
such tapestries closely and get a better appreciation of the details the artists have captured.
To learn more about this amazing exhibition,go to:
Click Here to Read this Article
To read the full February 2023 Jain Digest, go to:
Jain Digest February 2023
Send us your feedback and get it published!
Beginning with this issue, we are adding a new feature - “Letters to Editor.” This is your chance to give us your feedback and get it published in the magazine
along with your picture.
Here are the details:
- As you read the various articles, think about which articles you liked, ideas for improvement in the magazine, and suggestions for any content that will help us all in our spiritual
advancement.
- Send us your feedback via email to jaindigestpublication@gmail.com before March 31, 2023
- The editorial team will review and select the letters for publication.
- If your letter is selected, we will contact you for your picture.
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Women's Committee Conference on Mental Health
 JAINA Women’s Committee will be
celebrating Women’s Day with a very important and timely conference on Mental health.
Since Covid pandemic the incidence of anxiety, depression, emotional health problems have increased in all age groups and all communities.
Our Jain community is no exception.
Join us in learning how to deal with these problems in a positive manner. Get all your questions answered by our expert.
Come Join us for this very informative and important conference on March 4th, 2023, on zoom.
Here are the details...
Click Here
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Jain Connect Singles Meet-up in March
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 Jain Connect is excited about
their upcoming in-person Singles Weekend meet-up from March 3-5, 2023, in Atlanta at the American Hotel Atlanta Downtown - A DoubleTree Hilton. This event, open to singles aged 24
to 42 based in the U.S. and Canada, will be fun and interactive to meet new people in a relaxed and comfortable setting. Limited spots are available.
Please find the event details and register.
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Jain Talks - 175th Session
 The Jain Foundation (TJF) invites
you to the 175th session of Jain Talks.
Banarasidas was a Shrimal Jain businessman and poet of Mughal India. He is known for his poetic autobiography - Ardhakathānaka, composed in Braj Bhasa, an early dialect
of Hindi linked with the region around Mathura. It is the first autobiography written in the Indian language. Banarasidas is also known for his works Moha Vivek Yuddha, Banārasi Nāmamāla
(1613), Banārasivilāsa (1644), Samayasāra Nātaka (1636) along with Ardhakathanaka (1641) in Braj Bhasa.
In the 175th episode of JainTalks, we will learn more about the life of Kavivar Shree Banarasi Das Ji.
- When: Friday, 24th February 2023 at 8:00 PM IST
- Speaker: Dr. Amit Rai Jain
- Moderator: Mr. Neel Shah
- Topic: कविवर बनारसी दास - Poet Banarasi Das
(भारत के प्रथम आत्मकथा लेखक) - (India's first autobiographer)
- To join the session, click on the link below: https://bit.ly/3K9J0VU
Meeting ID: 881 3441 9798 | Passcode: 1111
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YJP Update
 Recently, YJP had a Networking Dinner
in San Francisco. YJP is elated to see its community grow bigger with Young Jains networking in SF. They are grateful to LR Deepam Jain and Puja Jain for always putting in the effort
and organizing excellent networking dinners in the Bay Area! YJP is looking forward to more such events.
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