JAINA Newsletter: The Essence of Jain Diwali

Dear Sadharmik brothers and sisters,

Jai Jinendra!

🙏

On October 24, I attended a lunch meeting with the Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago Executive Committee and Board of Trustees where we discussed several projects for the benefit of the Jain community at large.

Join JAINA and Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton (UUCP) for a virtual Interfaith meeting on October 30, 2021, where speakers from JAINA will speak on various topics.

Please attend the 7th lecture of the virtual 6-month lecture series on Philosophy of Jain Karma Theory by Pujya Dr. Shri Arunvijayji Maharaj Saheb on Saturday, October 30, 2021. Total 12 classes will be completed in 6 months. Please join the lectures over Zoom by clicking on the link given below.

Join us for the 4th webinar, Tools and guided meditation, from Mental Health 360 series on October 31, 2021.

JAINA and Global Jain Network brings you a beautiful Diwali event - Essence of Jain Diwali: " The Spiritual and The Festive". Please attend the virtual event on November 7, 2021.

Jains Got Talent is bringing a fun inventive project to decorate from Halloween to Xmas, in between Deepavali dhamaka and Thanksgiving gratitude wraps to redesign applying sustainability through 3R's Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Plan a project, create, record presentations, and submit. To participate, please register by November 8.

The Ahimsa Meals and Fasting Committee encourages you to participate in the ‘Great Thanksgiving Fast’ on November 25, 2021, and show compassion for the nearly 50 million turkeys as well as the many other animals that suffer and are slaughtered to make the Thanksgiving meal. Please register to participate in observing full fast, Aymbil, or commit to having a vegan Thanksgiving meal.

Please see below for details or links if any, on all the above items.

Sincerely,

Mahesh Wadher,
JAINA President

MEETING JSMC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE &
BOARD OF TRUSTEES

JAINA President, Mahesh Wadher had a meeting with the Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago Executive Committee & Board of Trustees on Oct 24th, 2021. The discussion was on several projects for the benefit of the Jain community at large.

JAINA and UUCP Interfaith Meeting

JAINA and Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton (UUCP) bring a virtual Interfaith meeting on October 30, 2021, from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm EST, where various speakers from JAINA will speak on the following topics.

Speaker	Topic
Dr. Pradip Shah	What is the core belief of your religion? How does that affect how you live?
Dr. Ram Gada	What do you love about your religion? What aspects do you favor less?
Kushalraj Singavi	How do both individuals and congregations live out their faith and values in your religion?
Dr. Nitin Shah	What does your religion teach about life after death? Does your personal belief match?
Anjali Doshi	What are some of the important religious holidays in your faith?

JAINA speakers will be moderated by Arvind Shah of NJ and Dr. Mukesh Doshi of Chicago. Arvind Shah will introduce all speakers followed by a brief history of JAINA and the importance of Interfaith dialogues such as this. Dr. Mukesh Doshi will provide a brief history of Jainism. These talks will be followed by questions from the audience. We encourage you all to join this meeting and support our Interfaith Activities.

Meeting Details:
Date & Time: Oct 30, 2021, 02:00 PM Eastern Time (the US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting: Meeting ID: 898 2988 7419; Passcode: 123
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89829887419?pwd=d0hkaWxPTnpVR0VoS1pibjRkOG9QQT09

Philosophy of Jain Karma Theory

CLICK HERE TO JOIN SESSION

ID - 837 1600 8967
Password - JAINA

Mental Health 360

Attend 4th and the last seminar in the Mental Health 360 series on October 31, 2021. JAINA has brought you this series to talk about topics related to Mental Health, share information, resources that are available, help break the stigma that exists in our community and inspire more people to seek therapy.

During the first hour, a speaker will cover 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.

4th Mental Health Seminar
Sunday October 31, 2021
2:00 - 4:00 PM PST

Topic: Tools and guided meditation with Hemang Srikrishnan

Meeting ID : 973 6130 2944 Passcode: JAINA

The Essence of Jain Diwali - November 7

JAINA and Global Jain Network invite you to a Diwali event, Essence of Jain Diwali - The Spiritual and The Festive, on November 7, 2021. Attend the event on Zoom meeting: bit.ly/jaindiwalievent.

Jains Got Talent Virtual - 2021

Jains Got Talent is bringing a fun inventive project to decorate from Halloween to Xmas, in between Deepavali dhamaka and Thanksgiving gratitude wraps to redesign applying sustainability 3R's Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Plan a project, create, record presentations, and submit.

Bonus: Relate to Jain Concepts. Devote to Talent resolutions celebrating Holidays and a new year! Open for all Jains, check out age groups and details at http://tinyurl.com/jgtusNov to register now! Contact email: jgtus@jaina.org.

Opportunity to Celebrate Compassion on the 400th Thanksgiving Day

JAINA’s Ahimsa Meals and Fasting committee had created a 3-part program this year.

Here is an update:

1) Show Compassion to the Needy: We had set a goal of serving 100,000 Jain Vegan meals to the needy between Ahimsa Day (October 2nd) and Thanksgiving Day (November 25). Thanks to support of many organizations and families around the world, as of October 25th, the meal count has already reached 122,872!

2) Bring Awareness of Animal Cruelty: A well-attended 4-hour webinar was held on October 3rd.

3) Celebrate compassion on Thanksgiving day: We have set a goal of 1,000 participants to pledge to do partial or full fast on Thanksgiving Day. We need your help to reach that goal. Please watch this short 2-minute video for an invitation to be part of this celebration of compassion.

Thank you very much for your support. We bow down to your compassionate hearts!

Click here to Participate in Celebration of Compassion

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