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Dear Sadharmiks,
Jai Jinendra! Pranam!
Last weekend, the Jain Society of Tampa Bay conducted an Interactive Session with Dr. Bipinbhai Doshi. The society also inaugurated the Gujarati edition of the current JAB (JAINA Academic Bowl) manual – a great leap forward for JAB.
The Jain Center of Metropolitan Chicago is organizing a Social Kick-Off Bowling event for JainX Members on May 22nd, while JCMC pathshala is organizing an educational trip in June for youth to visit places of worship of other faiths.
The Jain Digest committee is working on the last leg of the June 2022 Jain Digest issue. Please watch out for mail in the first week of June 2022.
Ajay Jain Bhutoria was appointed, by US President Joe Biden, as commissioner to the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Ajay Bhutoria has been an integral part of JAINA and was the Vice President for Government outreach for previous JAINA conventions and has been promoting Jain values. This is a moment of pride for the entire Jain community. JAINA wishes good luck to Ajay Jain Bhutoria in his future endeavors.
JAINA along with the Jain Center of Southern California and Ahimsa Vishwa Bharti Foundation has co-organized a dialogue program on “Peace and Conflict - Indian Cultural Values and Mahavir Philosophy” on June 4, 2022.
The International Alumni Association of Shri Mahavira Jain Vidyalaya is offering a loan program of $10,000 to deserving and needy Jain students graduating from US high school and pursuing undergraduate studies in an academic institute in the USA. The last date for application is June 30, 2022.
Rishab Jain received one of two Regeneron Young Scientist awards of $50,000, for developing an AI-based model to enable rapid and cost-effective production of drugs, during the 2022 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, Jain
Please join JAINA Global as we celebrate virtual Musical program on June 11, 2022, in honoring Pujya Acharya Shri Chandanaji who received one of the highest civilian honorsi' Padmashri Award.
JAINA has formed an official Jain Population Survey Committee to survey our Jain population in North America. Please take this confidential 1-page survey to help us determine if you would like to receive: JAINA Calendar, messages from JAINA President, Newsletters, YJA, or other JAINA Communications with relevant Community news for Jain events and programs.
Sincerely,
Haresh Shah,
JAINA President
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Inauguration of Gujarati Edition of JAB Manual – “Compendium of Jainism”
“Compendium of Jainism” is a 450-page book published by JAINA Education Committee covering common topics of Jainism in simple English, very useful for pathshala kids and beginners of Jain studies and is a product of input from three hundred pathshala teachers and five years of efforts to streamline knowledge from various levels of JAINA pathshala books and five years of efforts. It is also the prescribed book for the JAB (JAINA Academic Bowl) competition at the JAINA conventions.
This 2-volume translation by Dr. Bipin Doshi, the Chairman of JIF - JAINA India Foundation, will be helpful to those who wish to study it in Gujarati. We appreciate the support of Tampa Jain Center and Drs. Dilipbhai and Diptiben Mehta for their support for this project. This event was blessed by the participation of Shri Pravinbhai K. Shah, Chairman of JAINA Education Committee, and Shri Bakulbhai Matalia. Both, the English, and the Gujarati editions of the Compendium are now available on
www.Jainaelibrary.org.
JAB has grown every year since its inception 20 years ago. It is undoubtedly the crown jewel of JAINA, and It is now an international phenomenon. At the 2021 JAINA convention, teams from five countries participated. There are already eight teams in India preparing for participating in the 2023 JAINA convention. As the Gujarati language compendium becomes available in India, many more teams may form and further advance knowledge of Jain Dharma. It is important to note here that JAINA pathshala resources are being used for all the teams in the US and internationally including India.
Work on the Hindi version of the Compendium has begun and will be released next year.
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Jain Center Latest News
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Jain Society of Tampa Bay
Last weekend, the Jain Society of Tampa Bay had an interactive session with Dr. Bipinbhai Doshi at their center. 140 members attended the all-day seminar.
Jain Center of Metropolitan Chicago
Jain Center of Metropolitan Chicago is organizing a Social Kick-Off Bowling event for JainX Members of JSMC on May 22nd. Also, JSMC Pathshala is organizing a fun-filled, educational trip on June 12, 2022, for youth to visit places of worship of other faith. They will visit the Hindu Temple of Lemont, the Bahai Temple Tour, and BAPS, and have a mini picnic at JSMC.
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Inside February Jain Digest 2022
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The Jain Digest committee is working on the final stages of bringing you the June 2022 issue of Jain Digest. It is packed with 18 interesting articles that will educate you, inspire you, and spiritually elevate you!
Look for an email from JAINA during the first week of June 2022!
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Ajay Jain Bhutoria is Appointed as Commissioner to the President's Advisory Commission
US President Joe Biden appointed Ajay Jain Bhutoria as commissioner to the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, at the White House earlier this year.
As a Commissioner, Ajay Bhutoria will advise the President on ways the public, private, and non-profit sectors can work together to advance equity and opportunity for every Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community.
As part of the Commission's first full meeting held this week, Ajay authored and presented various recommendations for the President, which got approved by the full commission. These recommendations will immensely benefit the community, especially recommendations to issue and adjudicate the Green card Process in 6 months from the date of application form 2023.
Ajay authored the recommendations bellow which were approved by the full commission and are being sent for President's approval.
- New Measures to Reduce Immigration Backlog.
- Improving Family-based visa processing cycle to issue Green cards in 6 months.
- WHIAANHPI and White House AA and NHPI Economic Summits: Host forums in several cities across the country, entitled White House Initiative AANHPI Economic Summits.
- Increase the share of federal contract dollars that go to small, disadvantaged businesses (SDBs), a category that includes many AA and NHPI firms, to 20% by 2025.
Ajay Bhutoria belongs to our Jain community. He is a Silicon Valley Technology Executive, National Community Leader, Speaker, and Author that has been recognized for his work globally. His expertise in the areas of organizational transformations and change management has supported critical advancements within the AAPI community. Ajay is also Deputy National Finance Chair for DNC (Democratic National Party), 2nd Asian to hold this one of the highest positions in DNC. Ajay Bhutoria has been an integral part of JAINA and was the Vice President for Government outreach for previous JAINA conventions and has been promoting Jain values.
Ajay was born in Ladnun, Rajasthan, and lives in Fremont, CA with his family.
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Dialogue on Peace and Conflict - Indian Cultural Values and Mahavir Philosophy at JCSC
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IAAMJV Offers Loans for Jain Students Pursuing Undergraduate Studies
International Alumni Association of Shri Mahavira Jain Vidyalaya (IAAMJV), a non-profit organization supported by the Jain community in the USA, is proud to offer a loan of $10,000 to deserving and needy Jain students graduating from any US high school and pursuing undergraduate studies in an academic institute in the USA.
The College Education Loan (CEL) is a nationwide program to assist students during their college studies through an interest-free loan. Each selected student will receive a loan of $5,000 for 1st year, $3,000 for 2nd year, and $2,000 for the 3rd year of undergraduate studies provided that the student is enrolled in an academic institute during subsequent years. IAAMJV also awards loans to students who missed to apply in their first year, with a proportional loan for 2nd and 3rd year of study.
This program has been in place for the last 20 years and is very successful. Upon repayment of the loan, the funds are made available to future students.
We encourage every Jain family to take advantage of this program in the coming years. The deadline for the submission of applications for the current year is June 30, 2022.
For more information, please visit www.iaamjv.org or contact Mukesh Shah, College Education Loan Chair: (203) 628-6752.
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Oregon Teen Wins $50,000 International Science Award
17-year-old Rishab Jain from Oregon is a junior at Westview High School in Beaverton. Last week, as part of the 2022 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, Jain received one of two Regeneron Young Scientist awards of $50,000, for developing an AI-based model to enable rapid and cost-effective production of drugs, such as recombinant COVID-19 vaccines, using synthetic DNA engineering. His model is trained to optimize the selection of genetic codes in DNA. Rishabh also runs the 800 meters for the varsity track team, participates in speech and debate, and became an Eagle Scout last year. He has almost 100,000 subscribers on YouTube and is a biomedical researcher whose artificial intelligence technology, ICOR, is already being licensed by a biotech company.
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JAINA GLOBAL INVITES YOU TO MUSICAL PROGRAM
HONORING ACHARYA SHRI CHANDANAJI (TAI MA)
JAINA Felicitate and Celebrate
Pujya Acharya Shri Chandana Ji Maharaj (aka Pujya 'Tai Maa')
recipient of 'Padma Shri' Award 2022
one of the highest civilian honors bestowed by Govt of India
a historic moment for ALL JAINS!
You are cordially invited to join JAINA online musical event in honoring
Pujya Acharya Shri Chandana Ji Maharaj (Pujya Tai maa)
Founder of Veerayatan (Seva, Siksha, and Sadhana).
Event Details:
Day/Date/Timings
Several renowned Jain Sadhuji/Sadhviji, Scholars, Dignitaries, Sadharmic, and JAINA Leadership will address the event.
Musical singing will be performed by none other than Sadhvi Shri Sanghmitraji Maharaj.
Please plan to attend and take dharma laabh of this historical event.
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