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Jain Sangh of New England
223 Middlesex Turnpike, Burlington, MA 01803
www.JSNE.org 781-221-7864
President
Vijay Shah
781-245-0051
Vice President
Rinesh Palkhiwala
978-256-1620
Secretary
Parind Shah
978-256-8844
Treasurer
Sanjay Shah
781-354-9148
Directors
Pushpa Shah
781-270-9237
Ushir Shah
603-880-6222
Vipin Madhani
781-270-9237
Zankhana Shah
978-844-2148
Jayesh Kamdar
603-881-8090
Gaurav Shah
781-492-3083
Samkit Shah
315-350-9452
Past President
Anil Shah
781-272-3666
JSNE - Upcoming Events
 September 02 –September 09: Paryusan Parv with
RAMESHBHAI SHAH (CHAHWALA) SURAT
JATINBHAI GANDHI - BOMBAY
“Veer Sainik” from Tapovan
 September 02, Monday: Pooja to be performed by
Pathshala Kids
 September 07, Saturday: Swapna Darshan & Mahavir
Janma Vanchan
 September 09, Monday: Barsa Sutra Vanchan &
Samvatsari Pratikraman
 September 10, Tuesday: Shree Sangh Samuh Parana
 September 14, Saturday: Sattar [17] Bhedi Pooja and Tapasvi
Bahuman
 October 10 to October 18: Ayambil Oli
 November 03, Sunday: Diwali - Aarti & Mangal Divo and
Diwali Night Jaap
 November 04, Monday: New Year Gabharo Opening & Sangh
Greetings
Other regular activity:
 Daily “Ashta Prakari Pooja” performed by volunteers in rotation
 Daily Aarti and Mangal Divo is performed every evening.
If you wish to participate in either Pooja or Aarati/Divo, please contact the
assigned volunteer(s) and confirm the time. Visit
http://jsne.org/aartidivoschedule.aspx to see the list of volunteers.
 Adult Swadhyay on every Thursday evenings.
 Samuh Samayik on every third Sunday.

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Recent activities at JSNE
April 7, 2013 | Pathshala 10 Year Celebration
Joy and sense of achievement were highly visible on everyone’s faces on April 7th
2013, where we came together
to celebrate 10th
Anniversary of JSNE Pathshala. A milestone of our journey - exceeding 100 student enrolments
in short period of time. A moment to pause and celebrate our achievements. A checkpoint to see if we are on
the right course and make necessary adjustments. A day to recognize the hard work of Pathshala staff, Executive
committees and Sangh members. A day to commit for next ten years and plan to make them even better.
Kids, Students, Parents, Grand Parents, Volunteers, Teachers, Scholars, Pathshala Coordinators, EC Members, Past
Presidents, Founding Members and Visiting Guests all came together on this day as if all colors of the rainbow were
in full display…. More details on Pathshala on following pages.
April 20th
to April 30th, 2013 | Pravachan by Pandit Shri Samirbhai
Samirbhai Pandit who was with us during the 2010 Paryushan visited us to deliver Pravachan series on various topics –
mainly “Gyan Saar” & “Nav Padji”. During pravachan series, more than 25 members on average were attending these
sessions on daily basis despite being weekdays, & summer activities. We are very encouraged and excited about growing
participation from members of different background and age groups and taking advantage of vast knowledge these
scholars bring to our sangh.
May 17 to 19, 2013 | Pratistha 2nd Anniversary
It feels like yesterday to many of us when we did our momentous pratistha ceremony in May 2011. We still remember
those auspicious days where entire sangh’s dream to have our own Derasar became reality. On May 17 thru 19 this year
we celebrated our 2nd
pratistha anniversary with Shri Niravbhai Sanghavi who came from India along with Shri
Kalpeshbhai Shah from VA. Everyone is fond of this ‘jugalbandhi’, Niravbhai’s beautiful voice, mild manners and unique
way to performing the Poojan rituals that give us satisfaction of ‘doing it right’. This year we performed traditional and
very important 18 Abhishek as our yearly ritual as well as the unique, 1st
time in JSNE history as far as I can recall, Shri
Chintamani Parshwanath Poojan. Like we have done in past, members were able to perform the whole poojan on their
own yantras as well as on the Sangh Mandaloo and take their personal yantras home.
July 21, 2013 | Chaumasi Chaudas & Pakkhi Pratikraman
Our members performed traditional “Dev Vandan” & Chaumasi Pratikraman on the Chaumasi Chaudas on July 21st 2013

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Detailed schedule of activities during Paryushan Parva 2013
Date Time Event
09/02/2013
Monday
Bhadarwa
Vad Baras
Paryushana Day -1
9:30AM -12:30PM Ashtprakari Pooja – Prakshal starts at 9:30 AM sharp
Performed by Pathshala kids
12:30PM- 1:30PM Lunch and Ekasana – RSVP required
6:30PM - 8:00PM Evening Pratikraman
8:00PM - 9:00PM Lecture and/or Bhavna followed by Aarti Mangaldivo
09/03/2013
Tuesday [Day-2]
&
09/05/2013 Thursday
[Day-4]
9:30AM -11:00AM Ashtprakari Pooja – Prakshal starts at 9:30 AM sharp
11:00AM - 12:00PM Lecture
12:00PM – 1:00PM Ekasana - Please RSVP – Regular lunch will not be served on this
days
6:30PM – 8:00PM Evening pratikraman
8:00PM - 9:00PM Lecture and/or Bhavna followed by Aarti Mangaldivo
09/04/2013
Wednesday
[Day-3]
Bhadarwa
Vad Chaudas
9:30AM -11:00AM Ashtprakari Pooja – Prakshal starts at 9:30 AM sharp
11:00AM - 12:00PM Lecture
12:00PM- 1:00PM Ekasana - Please RSVP – Regular lunch will not be served on this
day
5:45PM - 8:00PM Evening Pakkhi Pratikraman
8:00PM - 9:00PM Lecture and/or Bhavna followed by Aarti Mangaldivo
09/06/2013
Friday [Day-5]
Sud Ekam
Besto Mahino
9:00AM - 11:30AM Ashtprakari Pooja & Snatra Pooja– Prakshal starts at 9:00 AM
sharp
11:30AM - 12:30PM Lecture
12:30PM - 1:30PM Ekasana - Please RSVP – Regular lunch will not be served on this
day
6:30PM - 8:00PM Evening Pratikraman
8:00PM - 9:00PM Lecture and/or Bhavana followed by Aarti Mangaldivo
09/07/2013
Saturday [Day-6]
Swapna Darshan
and
Janma Vanchan
9:00AM -11:30AM Ashtprakari Pooja – Prakshal starts at 9 AM sharp
11:30AM - 1:30PM Lunch and Ekasana.
*Last dish will be served at 1:00PM*
1:30PM - 5:30PM Boli, Swpna Darshan, Janma Vanchan
5:30PM - 6:30PM Light snacks will be served after the Swapna Darshan
(To avoid Ratri Bhojan, No food will be served/allowed to eat
after the sunset)
6:45PM - 7:15PM Aarti – Mangaldivo
7:30PM - 8:30PM Evening Pratikraman
8:30PM -9:30PM Bhavana (If the family with Parna boli wants to hold Ratri Jago at
home, we will have Bhavana at their home)

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Date Time Event
09/08/2013
Sunday
[Day-7]
9:30AM - 11:00AM Ashtprakari Pooja – Prakshal starts at 9:30 AM sharp
11:00AM - 12:00PM Lecture
12:00PM - 1:00PM Lunch and Ekasana – RSVP required
6:30PM - 8:00PM Evening pratikraman
8:00PM - 9:00PM Lecture and/or Bhavna followed by Aarti Mangaldivo
09/09/2013
Monday
Samvatsari
Maha Parva
9:30AM -11:00AM Ashtprakari Pooja – Prakshal starts at 9:30 AM sharp
11:00AM - 12:00PM Barsa Sutra Vanchan
12:00PM – 1:00PM Only Ekasana – regular lunch will not be served on this day
4:00 PM Samvatsari Pratikraman, Start with sutra boli
(Separate boli for Men’s and Women’s pratikraman)
7:30 PM Aarti – Mangaldivo
09/10/2013
Tuesday
*Parna*
7:00 AM Samuh Darshan and Chaityavandan
8:00 AM Parna
Upcoming Events after Paryushan:
 Saturday, September 14:
o Sattar [17] Bhedi Pooja and Tapasvi Bahuman at 9:00AM, followed by Lunch
 Sunday, October 13:
o Samuh Aayambil at Derasar – 12:00 Noon
Diwali and New Year Celebration:
 Sunday, November 03rd
:
o Aarti – Mangaldivo and Diwali Ratri Jaap at 8 PM
 Monday, November 04th
:
o New year – 7:00AM – Derasar Dwar opening and Sangh greeting with snacks
Donate to support our community
Swamivatsalya / Prabhavana Sponsorship:
 Ekasana at the Derasar for all eight days, nakro to sponsor whole Paryushan is $2001, OR $301 per
day. -- please RSVP for daily Ekasana
 Monday, September 02 & Sunday, September 08 : Swamivatsalya for 200 people = $1501 for each
day.
 Saturday, September 07: Swapna Darshan & Mahavir Janma Vanchan –Swamivatsalya for Approx.
250 people = $2001
 Saturday, September 14: Lunch for 150 people after Sattar Bhedi Pooja = $1251
 Thursday, September 20: Parana – volunteers to prepare one/two items for 20 – 25 people
 Swapna Darshan Ceremony day Prabhavana “Ladoo”: The sponsorship for this is $351. EC will
take care of order/delivery of this.

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 Samvatsari Pratikraman day Prabhavana “Shrifal”: The sponsorship for this is $351. Approx 100
men and 100 women take part for Samvatsari Pratikraman. EC will take care of order/delivery of
this.
Please contact any EC member if you would like to sponsor any of the above events or
volunteer your services.
Sustaining Member Contribution
The responsibility of keeping the derasar clean and maintaining it in the best shape comes with the
ownership. We need community support and contribution for daily upkeep and pay for repairs and utilities.
At the time of Pratishtha Mahotsav, we launched a “Sustaining Membership” drive. We are urging all the
sangh members to become “Sustaining Member” by committing $350.00 per year donation. This is less than
one dollar a day commitment for your derasar. You can pay all at once or in monthly installments. JSNE
volunteers will personally contact you during Paryusan Parv for your commitment. Please make a
commitment to keep up and maintain the derasar in the best condition.
JSNE Pathshala
Summer is almost over and has gone by in a blink of an eye. Hope you all had a great summer and are ready with
renewed energy and enthusiasm to learn and practice Jainism at Pathshala.
It’s been 10 years for JSNE Pathshala. Wow! Congratulations and special thanks to all Pathshala students/families,
teachers, and JSNE Executive Committee for this wonderful spiritual journey. Ten years ago we started this Pathshala
with 30 students in rented temple place and today we have our more than 100+ students attending Pathshala in own
beautiful derasar. During the past year; we once again successfully accomplished many tasks on hand while we
continued to add new dimensions to make Pathshala a better place for students, parents and teachers. Most
importantly, support from the parents, community, hard work of staff and the spirit of our students bring us many
things to be very proud of.
Pathshala activities – In addition to learning Jain Philosophy, rituals, sutras and stutis, Pathshala students
enthusiastically participated in the following activities this past year –
 10th year anniversary of our JSNE Pathshala – On Sunday, April 7, 2013, the whole JSNE community came
together to celebrate the 10th
anniversary of Pathshala. This was celebrated on a grand scale with beautiful
cultural programs – dance, skits, drama, etc. More than 100+ students and adults participated in various items.
This was a lot of hard work put on by many choreographers, students, parents and program coordinators over
the last few months. One of the highlight of the program was the recognition of past and present Pathshala
teachers for all their hard work, dedication for teaching Jain values/rites/rituals to students and encourages
them to follow these in daily practices.
 JSNE Pathshala Overview at JAINA Convention in Detroit – Nirav Shah and Haresh Mehta presented ‘JSNE
Pathshala Overview’ highlights including JSNE Pathshala activities, structure, etc. among other things at this
convention during July 4th
weekend. This was very well received by attendees of other Pathshala centers.

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 Test - On June 9th
pathshala, students took written and oral exams on what they learned during the year.
 Graduation Ceremony –The three graduating students-‘Virag Vora ’, ‘Pooja Jhaveri’ and ‘Dipal Nagda’ were
recognized and honored with a Certificate and a gift. Each of them gave the graduating speech – why it is
important to attend pathshala, what they learned at pathshala over the years which will last forever with them.
We wish them all the best.
 End-of-year outing – On the last day of Pathshala on June 9th
, students, along with parents/teachers, went to the
Bowling place in Woburn, MA. 35+ students and parents/teachers gathered to have fun and everyone had a good
time. Special thanks to Kavita and Niren Jhaveri of Chelmsford for sponsoring this event for their daughter
Pooja’s graduation from Pathshala.
 On-line Registration – Starting last year, Pathshala registration has gone on-line. The form is available under
Pathshala section. One form per family is required. Special thanks to Gaurav Shah – JSNE web-coordinator for
this effort.
Pathshala Statistics for year 2012-2013 – Following are some statistics from the last year –
 Total Number of Registered students – 105
 Total Number of families directly engaged in Pathshala – 65+
Pathshala Food and Class Sponsors – Thanks to all the sponsors, who had signed up to bring snacks for pathshala and
donated generously to sponsor pathshala classes. We really appreciate your support and count on your continued
enthusiasm during the upcoming year, as this is what really keeps all of us growing strong every year. Please visit the
pathshala web page for the list of Food and Class Sponsors.
The suggested donation amt to sponsor a pathshala session is –
 One class (Rookies to Swadhyay) is $ 51
 One Pathshala Session (all classes) is $ 251
Upcoming Pathshala Activities –
 1st
session - The first Pathshala session is on September 15th 2013. We welcome all the returning and new
students and thank them to be part of this very important part of the JSNE. Please fill out on-line Registration
Form ASAP. Registration form is available under Pathshala section in JSNE web page.
 Pathshala time/hours – Please note that we plan to have a total of 12 sessions this year. The time is from 1:30
to 3:45 pm. Please see ‘Pathshala schedule’ below for this year’s Pathshala session dates.
 Minimum age requirement to attend Pathshala - The student shall be 4 years old and/or in Pre-K to attend
Pathshala as of September 2013.
 Paryushana – This year, Parva begins on Labor Day, Monday on September 02 and ends on September 9th. The
Parva Point sheet is available on JSNE web page under Pathshala section. Please fill out one sheet per student
and bring the completed sheet on the 1st
pathshala day –September 15th
at temple.
 Astha Prakari & Snatra Pooja for Pathshala students– All the students shall plan to attend Pooja on the 1st
day of
the Parva, i.e. September 02, 2013, Monday - Labor Day. Each student is encouraged to come in Pooja clothes
and bring Fruit (Phal), Sweet (Naivedya), Rice (Akshat), money, Flower (Phul) to perform Pooja.

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 Award Ceremony – During the October 6th
2013 pathshala, students will be recognized for the Parva activity and
for a job well done for 2012-2013. This will be based on the year-end award points students accumulate from
attendance, homework, and test results.
 Pathshala Teachers – Two of the Pathshala teachers - Nirav Shah (Rookies) and Jignesh Shah (Level 1) have
expressed their desire to take a break from regular Pathshala teaching. We respect their desire and wish them
all the best. Nirav Shah has been a Pathshala teacher for Rookies class for more than 8 years and Jignesh was
assisting in level 1 class for more than last 2 years. On behalf of the Pathshala staff and students/parents –
special thanks to both for their dedication, hard work and teaching Jainism to young kids. It was a pleasure
working with them and we hope to see them join the Pathshala team in the future.
Pathshala Schedule – Following is the schedule for the upcoming year 2013-2014.
September 15, 2013 November 17, 2013 February 09, 2014 April 13, 2014
October 06, 2013 December 08, 2013 March 2, 2014 May 18, 2014
October 27, 2013 January 12, 2014 March 23, 2014 June 8, 2014
Pathshala Level and Teachers:- Pathshala level and teachers for each level are as follows :
Level School Grade Teacher
Rookies Pre-K and KG Arpita Gosalia
Level 1 1 and 2 Nimisha Asthagiri
Level 2 3 and 4 Dhruti Ashara, Mitul Dalal
Level 3 5 and 6 Ajay Vora
Level 4 7 and 8 Haresh Mehta
Level 5 9, 10, 11 and 12 Hemant Shah
Swathyay Adults Pulkit Shah
Substitute Teachers and Special Projects coordinators: Pauravi Teabo, Jainy Shah
Sutra Teachers: Amit Shah, Himanshu Palkhiwala.
EC Pathshala Coordinators: Rinesh Palkhiwala and Parind Shah
Please visit the website http://jsne.org/pathshala/ for more information, like the Registration form, Paryushana Point
Sheet, Curriculum, homework, Food and Class sponsors, Attendance/Home Work and Food Policy, past event pictures
and other resources. The Pathshala web page is updated continuously with the most recent updates and forthcoming
events.
As always, we are open to your valuable suggestions / feedback / comments; Contact Pathshala Director Hemant Shah
(781-784-7098) or the Pathshala coordinators Rinesh Palkhiwala and Parind Shah

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To:
Jay Jinendra
Directions to JSNE Derasar
From Rt. 3 North / South
Take exit 26 for Rt.62 Burlington.
Take Rt. 62 towards Burlington, go about a mile.
Right on Middlesex Turnpike.
Within 1/4th
of a mile, Derasar on your left
From Rt 93 / Coming from Boston, Andover, NH, etc.)Take
Rt. 95 South, Exit 36-B
Follow directions from Rt. 95 South below
From 95 North / Rt. 128 North
Take exit 32B for Middlesex Turnpike toward Burlington.
Stay on Middlesex Turnpike.
Derasar is on your right, next to B & D carpet
From 95 South / Rt. 128 South / Coming from Waltham /
R.I. Side
Take exit 32B for Middlesex Turnpike toward Burlington/Arlington
Turn right at Middlesex Turnpike
Stay on Middlesex Turnpike.
Derasar is on your right, next to B & D carpet