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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Dear Sadharmik brothers and sisters,
Jai Jinendra!
I'm excited to share with you the efforts by JAINA to get LiveNation to remove religious Pratimas from various Foundation Room locations have been extremely successful. I wish to acknowledge also the critical role played by our two past Presidents. Dr. Sulekh C. Jain and Dilip V. Shah in achieving a peaceful resolution. We have also made a video, "Respect Religion", to call out similar inappropriate acts against any religion. I want to express my gratitude to Sapan Doshi & Simran Doshi in helping produce this Vedio. JAINA motivates people to stand up and stand together for respecting every religion. More than anything, we need Ahimsa, Compassion, and Harmony in the world.
JAINA is inviting applications to chair a new committee, “Endowment & Planned Giving”. The application details are given below.
JAINA Calendar committee is updating the calendar records to avoid duplications and calendar wastage. Your cooperation will help us achieve this efficiency while each one of you receives the JAINA Calendar. Please fill JAINA Calendar 2021 form, given below, by July 15th. The calendars will only be mailed from the newly updated mailing list.
The Houston Jain Mentorship program is accepting applications for the 2020-2021 school year. The program benefits the mentor and the mentee both in providing assistance and advice to students and in expanding their network to other Jain Society of Houston members respectively. Read more about it below.
Jain Society of Greater Detroit will celebrate 22nd temple Pratishtha Anniversary virtually on July 5, 2020.
Please find the details below to join them for the Bhakti Zarana event.
Sincerely,
Mahesh Wadher
JAINA President
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Peaceful Resolution of Religious Pratimas
Our efforts to get LiveNation to remove sacred Pratimas from various Foundation Room locations have been extremely successful.
On June 30th the CEO of the LiveNation issued this statement: “The Foundation Room’s two-decade tradition of providing communities with space to come together has always been focused on promoting unity, peace, and harmony – which is more important now to the world than ever. In this spirit, we reached out to the coalition last week to discuss and mutually understand how we can best work together for the common good. We deeply apologize and immediately removed the statue Mahavira from all of our venues. We are reassessing the presence of all deities in our venues and engaging with the coalition and other religious experts to advise on the next steps, including removal, relocation, or other appropriate actions. We have always strived to promote dialogue to bring us closer together and are committed to this sentiment moving forward.”
These Pratimas have been in these nightclubs for the past 20 years and the world became aware of the disrespectful treatment of them last month around June 20. JAINA and various other Hindu and interfaith organizations wrote protestation letters and that has produced desired results.
LiveNation has apologized and committed to rectifying the situation. All of their business and nightclubs are closed at this time due to the Coronavirus pandemic and they have asked us to be patient with them as they resolve the issue amicably.
In view of the ongoing discussions with LiveNation, JAINA urges all the members to not write or sign any petitions against the LiveNation. As Jains, we have to forgive, forget, and move forward.
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JAINA ENDOWMENT & PLANNED GIVING COMMITTEE -APPLICATIONS INVITED TO CHAIR THE COMMITTEE
Recently, JAINA EC created a new committee, Endowment & Planned Giving, to give the tax-advantaged opportunities to the community in North America.
We are now accepting the applications for a position to lead the JAINA Endowments & Planned Giving Committee. It is important that the applicant should have financial and taxation knowledge. Those who are interested, please contact JAINA Secretary Hemant Shah at
hemantil@yahoo.com | (847) 977-5462.
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JAINA Calendar 2021
 The JAINA Calendar Committee mails over 15,000 calendars each year to the addresses in our database. JAINA Calendar committee is updating our records to avoid duplications and calendar wastage. Your cooperation will help us achieve this efficiency
This is to remind you that if you haven't filled the Calendar 2021 form yet, please fill out this
JAINA Calendar 2021 form by July 15th to enable us to place the appropriate print order and to make sure JAINA Calendar 2021 reaches you in a timely manner. The form asks for:
- Your current and old address so that we can update it accurately. (In case, your address is, unchanged, still, fill out the form.)
- Your email address and mobile number to communicate with you on time.
- And some other basic information.
If for any reason you do not want to receive the JAINA calendar, please let us know.
At the beginning of 2021, the calendar will be mailed to you at the current mailing address that you provide in the form.
We thank all those who have filled in the forms.
Please note that if you do not fill-out the form, you will miss receiving the calendar.
For over 20 years, JAINA Calendar Committee has provided JAINA members a wonderful calendar each year. We are thankful to all of you for your financial
support and encouragement.
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Latest News from Jain Centers
Jain Society of Houston
 The Houston
Jain Mentorship program (JMP) is accepting applications for the 2020-2021 school year.
For mentees, JMP is a free, low-commitment, and remote program to provide students all of the assistance and advice needed to succeed in high school and
in the college application process. You will be paired with a mentor who fits your college goals/career path, and you will have access to many monthly resources
and webinars. (open for all 11th and 12th graders)
For mentors, JMP is a way to expand your network to other Jain Society of Houston members/Pathshala alumni and uplift the next generation of youth. It
is a great way to stay connected to the Houston Jain community, no matter where you live. (Open to college students and recent graduates)
Visit Houston Jain Mentorship Program to apply! Deadline: July
12th at 11:59 PM.
Jain Society of Greater Detroit
 Jain Society
of Greater Detroit invites you to join for an evening of virtual devotional music - Bhakti Zarana, to celebrate the 22nd temple Pratishtha Anniversary on Sunday,
July 5th at 7:30 - 9:00 pm. Please join the Bhakti Zarana event at
www.jsgd.org/bhakti, where JSGD artists will be performing melodious stavans followed by
Aarti and Mangal Divo.
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Jainism Says: Spiritually Navigating the Current COVID-19 Pandemic
Question: What is the Jain philosophy regarding such events? What can we do in the present moment? What can we learn that will help us now and in the future?
Answer: The worldwide coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a substantial impact on every aspect of our lives. There are a lot of questions on everyone's
mind about the current situation. The intent of this blog is to provide the Jain philosophy to enable us to spiritually navigate this situation. We will discuss
the five samaväya, what we can do now, and spiritual learning for our way forward.
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Jain Story: Kalikund Tirth
There was a famous dense forest named Kadambari, full of wild and violent beasts, situated by the city named Campa. There was a very lofty mountain named Kali in that forest. There was a lake named Kunda in the valley of that mountain.
The valley came to be known as Kali-Kunda by their association, but it became a holy place by the
purifying lotus-feet of Lord Parsvanatha.
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The valiant does not tolerate indulgence, nor does he tolerate abhorrence. As he is pleased with his own self, he is not attached to anything.
- Bhagwan Mahavir
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