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Dear Sadharmik brothers and sisters,
Jai Jinendra!
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 If you have missed watching the LIVE Tapasya Ni Sanji, you can enjoy the event on JAINA YouTube Channel.
JAINA’s new ‘Ahimsa Meals and Fasting’ Committee requests each one of you to join and support us as we celebrate Ahimsa Weekend on October 2nd and 3rd, and the Cruelty-free Thanksgiving Day on November 25th, 2021. Through these event, we aim to lessen Jiv Hinsa by distributing 100,000 vegetarian meals to the needy, promoting observance of fasts or aymbils, and skip animal products.
Please attend JAINA INDIA FOUNDATION sponsored an Applied Jainism webinar on October 3, 2021, where Padma Bhushan Shri D. R. Mehtaji will share his thoughts on Compassion and Environment Protection.
Support the cause of Jivadaya and help raise $25,000 to stop the expansion of the slaughterhouse in Wisconsin.
Mental Health is a hot topic among youth these days, but it is clearly a basic requirement for all generations. We bring you a 4-day Mental Health 360 webinar series where we will share information, help break the stigma that exists in our community, inspire more people to put it on priority, and normalize seeking of therapy.
The Jain Center of Northern California celebrated Paryushan and Das Lakshan Maha Parva for 18 days beautifully. The center had organized daily lectures, Sapana Darshan, Pratikraman, and Samuhik Parna.
Please see below for details or links if any, on all the above items.
Sincerely,
Mahesh Wadher,
JAINA President
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Tapasvi Anumodna and Manglik
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Listen to recitation of the Manglik by Rashtrasant Shree Namramuniji Maharaj Saheb followed by Tapasvi Anumodna of 650 Tapasvis during " Tapasya Ni Sanji " ( તપસ્યા ની સાંજી ). Watch Neeta Gala & her group with popular singers presenting this amazing event.
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Ahimsa Weekend 2021
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For the first time, JAINA is planning a very comprehensive program to celebrate Ahimsa Weekend on October 2nd and 3rd, 2021 and Cruelty Free 400th Thanksgiving Day on November 25th, 2021, under the newly created Ahimsa Meals and Fasting Committee chaired by Dr. Christopher Jain Miller (Bhagwan Mallinath Endowed Professor in Jain Studies at Loyola Marymount University in LA).
We are reaching out to every JAINA member Center in North America to participate and promote the first of its kind grand scale celebrations in your area.
Our plan is to distribute 100,000 vegetarian meals to needy and homeless and also to do/observe 1,000 fasts (full or partial ) as part of the celebration.The current meal count is over 51,000. Help us reach 100,000 by this weekend.
We have also planned a webinar on Sunday, October 3rd titled "Ahimsa for the Holidays" that you won't want to miss.
We need your support in making this Ahimsa project successful.
A humble request to all the Presidents of JAINA member Centers to please send this out to your community members so that everyone can participate in this JIVDAYA event.
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Help us serve 100,000
animal-free Thanksgiving meals to people in need
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JAINA is aiming to serve 100,000 animal-free meals to people in need from Ahimsa Weekend 2021 through to Thanksgiving Day 2021.
Want to help?
CLICK THIS LINK
to donate to:
Food for Life
AND
CRITICAL: please forward your donation receipt to christopher.miller@lmu.edu so we can add your name
to the count!
Food for Life serves Jain Vegan meals to those in need for $.50
cents per meal:
$100 serves meals
$500 serves 1,000 meals
$1,000 serves 2,000 meals
$5,000 serves 10,000 meals
$10,000 serves 20,000 meals
... or you can mail a donation to JAINA directly. Mail check to:
8843 1/2 Longden Ave.
Temple City, CA 91780
United States
make check payable to: "JAINA" write: "Thanksgiving Meals" in memo
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Meal Sponsors to date:
12,000 Nitin Shah, Jasvant Modi, Mahesh Wadher, Dr. Kwame Agyeman & Varun Gandhi (Joy of Sharing)
10,000 Swatantra Jain
5,500 Shrimad Rajchandra Love & Care (LA)
4,000 Jain Center Northern California
2,000 Narendra Parekh
12,00 Dr. Sulekh Jain
11,65 Narendra Parson
1,008 Greater Phoenix Center
1,000 The Jain Sangh (Cherry Hill, NJ)
1,000 Hemant Agrawal
1,000 Ramesh Jain
1,000 SoCal Mahavir Jain Mission
1,000 Manish Mehta IHO KS & Kanak Mehta
1,000 Dr. Christopher Jain Miller
1,000 New Jersey Center
500 Cerritos College
400 Shailendra Palvia
200 Jain Society Ottawa Carleton
200 Ramnik & Hansa Shah
200 Nisha Ivey
200 Anonymous
20 Patricia Sauthoff
20 Mary Pauli
20 Christopher McJetters
20 Maureen Burnett
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46,203
meals already committed!
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Applied Jainism Webinar
Under the Applied Jainism monthly series, JAINA India Foundation, Jain Study, and Jain Academy Education Research Center jointly bring Padma Bhushan Shri D. R. Mehtaji to share his thoughts on Compassion and Environment Protection. Be a part of this informative lecture on Sunday, October 3, at 7:30 PM (IST) or 10:00 AM EST; 7:00 AM PST
Zoom Meeting details:
Meeting ID: 94901578548
Passcode: 1111
They will celebrate Swamivatsalya day together in Hindu Temple by performing pooja, singing bhajans, lectures, dances, and having prasad together following all Covid protocols. This event will be attended by all Jains of Montreal including young professionals,
children, and adults.
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STOP THE EXPANSION OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE IN WISCONSIN
 Strauss Brand is planning an expansion of a slaughterhouse in Wisconsin. The expansion will mean 500 additional lives (mostly cows) will be slaughtered on daily basis. A civic group is trying to stop the expansion through the courts on environmental and other grounds. Our JAINA Director Kamal Shah in Wisconsin is leading the Jain efforts. He can be reached at 414-795-3558 or kamalshah318@gmail.com
So far they have succeeded in holding off the expansion since Nov 2020. Each day of delay saves at least 500 animals/day. This easily exceeds 100,000 animals already. The next court hearing date is October 13. The Jivadaya Committee requests your compassionate contributions to support the legal fight to stop or delay the expansion.
Click Here to donate "STOP SLAUGHTERHOUSE CAMPAIGN".
Donate - STOP SLAUGHTERHOUSE
Your donation is tax-deductible.
JAINA (Federation of Jain Associations in North America) is a Non-Profit tax-exempt organization, registered under IRS Section 501 (C) (3) EL# 54-1280028
You may mail your check
in favor of JAINA.
Make sure to mention in the memo JIVDAYA - STOP SLAUGHTERHOUSE’ and Mail it to :
JAINA Treasurer,
8843 1/2 Longden Avenue, Temple City CA 91780
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Mental Health 360
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JAINA brings you Mental Health 360 webinar series, where we will talk about topics related to Mental Health. With the webinar, we aim to share information, resources that are available, help break the stigma that exists in our community and inspire more
people to seek therapy.
The first hour each week features a speaker covering a unique aspect of mental health. Following that, we will invite people to share
their mental health journey and help break the stigma in our community for 30 minutes.
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Mental Health Seminar
On
Sunday October 10, 2021
at
2:00 - 4:00 PM PT
Topic: Intro to Mental Health - Psychiatrist
Meeting ID : 973 6130 2944 Passcode: JAINA
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Program:
- Oct 10 - Introduction to Mental Health with Dr. Ronak Jhaveri
- Oct 17 - The Social Stigma with Dr. Vasudev Makhija, Director of SAMHIN
- Oct 24 - Dive into the Physiological Effects with Dr. Romi Chopra
- Oct 31 - Tools and guided meditation - Hemang Srikrishnan
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Jain Center Latest News
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The Jain Center of Northern California celebrated Paryushan and Das Lakshan Maha Parva. In these COVID times, JCNC made an elaborate arrangement to keep everyone safe. The 18-days long celebrations were held in the temple as well as broadcast live. The
center had organized daily lectures by Acharya Roop Chandraji, Dr. Jitendrabhai Shah, Dr. Kiran Prakash Jain, Samani Punya Pragya Ji, and Shri Pramodbhai Patel, and also had guest
speakers - Shri Parveen Jain, Dr. Suketu Khandar, and Param Shrutika Ji.
On September 6, the center held a Sapana ceremony in the JCNC auditorium, followed by serving freshly cooked 1469 To-Go Dinner Boxes which included 358 Vegan boxes.
Shri Harendrabhai Shah conducted Pratikraman in English for youth. Dr. Suketu M Khandar successfully led the Pilot Dialogue with Next Generation Jains in English. Samuhik Parna was held at the Jain Bhawan on September 11, 12, and 20. Throughout the Mahaparva
JCNC Sangh had a peaceful Aradhana.
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