JSMW

Dev Shastra Guru Puja
2024-01-01 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Dev Shashtra Guru Puja
Monthly Puja

Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Location: Jain Center
Contact:
Samir Tatiya | samir.tatiya@gmail.com | 703-388-6249
Aatam Dhanote | adhanote@gmail.com
This puja honors the Dev, Shastra, and Guru.
– Dev means God or Arihant or Siddha
– Shastra means Scriptures
– Guru means Teachers or one who possesses “real knowledge.”
By honoring Dev, Shastra, and Guru, we draw attention to these three entities as a means for our path to liberation.

Snatra Puja
2024-01-14 10:30 - 14:00 | Jain Center, 4241 Ammendale Road, Beltsville, MD, 20705, United States
JSMW hosts a monthly Snatra Puja on every 2nd Sunday of the Month (list of dates are below).
Start Time: 10:30am followed by Swami Vatsalya (Potlock format)
Location: Jain Center, 1021 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring MD 20905
Contact: Vaishali Chheda @ vaishali.chheda@gmail.com

Snatra pooja illustrates the celebration of two of the auspicious (out of five) events (Kalyanaks) occurring in the last life of Tirthankar Bhagwan.
This Puja and celebration are for all Tirthankaras and not specific to any particular one.
Two Kalyanaks narrated in this Puja are Chyavan (conception) and Janma (birth) of Tirthankar. After this life the soul of Tirthankar reaches its climax and achieves liberation from life and death cycle (attains Moksha).
This Puja recital explains the effect of Bhagawan’s birth on the whole universe, narrates how glorious the occasion was and how much joys were shared by all the living souls including all heavenly souls.
Puja in the end includes Ashta Prakari Puja and wishes Shanti (peace) for all living beings and rejoices the event by performing Aarti, Mangal Divo, Shanti Kalash and Chaitya Vandan.
Sponsors will perform the Shanti Kalash (if no sponsor, Gheeboli will be performed)
Aarti Mangal Divo will be given as per Gheeboli

Future Dates:

February 11, 2024

March 10, 2024

April 14, 2024

May 12, 2024

June 9, 2024

July 14, 2024

August 11, 2024

September 8, 2024

October 13, 2024

November 10, 2024

December 8, 2024

TWTG - Learn Stocks 101 - Session 1 of 2
2024-01-17 20:30 - 21:45
Learn Stocks 101
Speakers: Archana Shrivastava & Shefali Dalal
Session 1: January 17 @ 8:30pm – 9:45pmSession 2: January 31 @ 8:30pm – 9:45pm
Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/81953339779?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 819 5333 9779Passcode: [REDACTED]
Topics:
1. What is a stockinvestment?2. Why should I invest?3. How do I invest?4. What is a bear and bull market?5. Additional topics will be presented.

Dev Shastra Guru Puja
2024-01-28 10:00 - 14:00
Dev Shashtra Guru Puja
Monthly Puja

Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Location: Jain Center
Contact:
Samir Tatiya | samir.tatiya@gmail.com | 703-388-6249
Aatam Dhanote | adhanote@gmail.com
This puja honors the Dev, Shastra, and Guru.
– Dev means God or Arihant or Siddha
– Shastra means Scriptures
– Guru means Teachers or one who possesses “real knowledge.”
By honoring Dev, Shastra, and Guru, we draw attention to these three entities as a means for our path to liberation.
Future Dates for 2024

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Sunday, May 26, 2024

Sunday, June 23, 2024

Sunday, July 28, 2024

Sunday, August 25, 2024

Sunday, November 24, 2024

TWTG - Learn Stocks 101 - Session 2 of 2
2024-02-07 20:30 - 21:45
Learn Stocks 101
Speakers: Archana Shrivastava & Shefali Dalal
Session 1: January 17 @ 8:30pm – 9:45pm
Session 2: February 7 @ 8:30pm – 9:45pm
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81953339779?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 819 5333 9779
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Topics:
1. What is a stockinvestment?
2. Why should I invest?
3. How do I invest?
4. What is a bear and bull market?
5. Additional topics will be presented.

Snatra Puja
2024-02-11 10:30 - 14:00 | Jain Center, 4241 Ammendale Road, Beltsville, MD, 20705, United States
JSMW hosts a monthly Snatra Puja on every 2nd Sunday of the Month (list of dates are below).
Start Time: 10:30am followed by Swami Vatsalya (Potlock format)
Location: Jain Center, 1021 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring MD 20905
Contact: Vaishali Chheda @ vaishali.chheda@gmail.com

Snatra pooja illustrates the celebration of two of the auspicious (out of five) events (Kalyanaks) occurring in the last life of Tirthankar Bhagwan.
This Puja and celebration are for all Tirthankaras and not specific to any particular one.
Two Kalyanaks narrated in this Puja are Chyavan (conception) and Janma (birth) of Tirthankar. After this life the soul of Tirthankar reaches its climax and achieves liberation from life and death cycle (attains Moksha).
This Puja recital explains the effect of Bhagawan’s birth on the whole universe, narrates how glorious the occasion was and how much joys were shared by all the living souls including all heavenly souls.
Puja in the end includes Ashta Prakari Puja and wishes Shanti (peace) for all living beings and rejoices the event by performing Aarti, Mangal Divo, Shanti Kalash and Chaitya Vandan.
Sponsors will perform the Shanti Kalash (if no sponsor, Gheeboli will be performed)
Aarti Mangal Divo will be given as per Gheeboli

Future Dates:

March 10, 2024

April 14, 2024

May 12, 2024

June 9, 2024

July 14, 2024

August 11, 2024

September 8, 2024

October 13, 2024

November 10, 2024

December 8, 2024

JSMW Sr. Group Meeting
2024-02-24 15:00 - 17:00
Our First Kick “Meet & Greet” for JSMW Sr. Group will be held on Saturday February 24, 2024 @ 3pm – 5pm at Jain Center – Briggs Chaney.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
RSVP for the event: https://bit.ly/SrGrpRSVP202402
Register to become a member: https://bit.ly/SrGroupRegistration
Join the WhatsApp Group: https://bit.ly/SrGroupWhatsApp
Agenda

Meet and Greet & Light Refreshments
Plans for 2024
Q&A

Dev Shastra Guru Puja
2024-02-25 10:00 - 14:00
Dev Shashtra Guru Puja
Monthly Puja

Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Location: Jain Center
Contact:
Samir Tatiya | samir.tatiya@gmail.com | 703-388-6249
Aatam Dhanote | adhanote@gmail.com
This puja honors the Dev, Shastra, and Guru.
– Dev means God or Arihant or Siddha
– Shastra means Scriptures
– Guru means Teachers or one who possesses “real knowledge.”
By honoring Dev, Shastra, and Guru, we draw attention to these three entities as a means for our path to liberation.
Future Dates for 2024

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Sunday, May 26, 2024

Sunday, June 23, 2024

Sunday, July 28, 2024

Sunday, August 25, 2024

Sunday, November 24, 2024

TW/TG Financial Series - Tax Session
2024-02-28 20:30 - 21:45
Today’s Woman Today’s Girl is excited to continue our financial education series with our next session on understanding the complexity of *TAX*

Date: February 28, 2024
Time: 8:30pm – 9:45pm EST
Zoom: http://bit.ly/twtg202401
ID: 819 5333 9779
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Our guest speaker, Hetal Joshi, is an experienced Tax preparer and a Notary Public. Mr. Joshi will also be answering questions related to taxes.

Volunteer Appreciation
2024-03-03 13:30 - 16:00 | Cloverly Elementary, 800 Briggs Chaney Rd, Silver Spring, MD, 20905, United States
RSVP Link: https://www.jsmw.org/volunteer-appreciation/
Date: March 3, 2024
Time: 1:30 pm – 4 pm
Location: Pathshala,
Cloverly Elementary School,
800 Briggs Chaney Rd,
Silver Spring, MD 20905
NOTE: This event is open to all JSMW Volunteers.

Jinvani
2024-03-09 10:30 - 12:00
Monthly Jinvani
Date: March 9, 2024
Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm EST
Location: Jain Center, 1021 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring MD 20905
RSVP Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdsvhqW2rD7iHPxN22TWpkKuDNMkPeHrpdLVuBIh-izretTw/viewform
Agenda

We will start Samayik sharp at 10.30am
5 times Navkar Mantra Jap
Recorded Pravachan by Param Pujya Namramuni Maharaj Saheb

Sponsors

Dineshbhai and Bhavanaben Mehta
Devangbhai and Raniben Ajmera

Snatra Puja
2024-03-10 10:30 - 14:00 | Jain Center, 4241 Ammendale Road, Beltsville, MD, 20705, United States
JSMW hosts a monthly Snatra Puja on every 2nd Sunday of the Month (list of dates are below).
Start Time: 10:30am followed by Swami Vatsalya (Potlock format)
Location: Jain Center, 1021 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring MD 20905
Contact: Vaishali Chheda @ vaishali.chheda@gmail.com

Snatra pooja illustrates the celebration of two of the auspicious (out of five) events (Kalyanaks) occurring in the last life of Tirthankar Bhagwan.
This Puja and celebration are for all Tirthankaras and not specific to any particular one.
Two Kalyanaks narrated in this Puja are Chyavan (conception) and Janma (birth) of Tirthankar. After this life the soul of Tirthankar reaches its climax and achieves liberation from life and death cycle (attains Moksha).
This Puja recital explains the effect of Bhagawan’s birth on the whole universe, narrates how glorious the occasion was and how much joys were shared by all the living souls including all heavenly souls.
Puja in the end includes Ashta Prakari Puja and wishes Shanti (peace) for all living beings and rejoices the event by performing Aarti, Mangal Divo, Shanti Kalash and Chaitya Vandan.
Sponsors will perform the Shanti Kalash (if no sponsor, Gheeboli will be performed)
Aarti Mangal Divo will be given as per Gheeboli

Future Dates:

April 14, 2024

May 12, 2024

June 9, 2024

July 14, 2024

August 11, 2024

September 8, 2024

October 13, 2024

November 10, 2024

December 8, 2024

Dev Shastra Guru Puja
2024-03-24 10:00 - 14:00
Dev Shashtra Guru Puja
Monthly Puja

Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Location: Jain Center
Contact:
Samir Tatiya | samir.tatiya@gmail.com | 703-388-6249
Aatam Dhanote | adhanote@gmail.com
This puja honors the Dev, Shastra, and Guru.
– Dev means God or Arihant or Siddha
– Shastra means Scriptures
– Guru means Teachers or one who possesses “real knowledge.”
By honoring Dev, Shastra, and Guru, we draw attention to these three entities as a means for our path to liberation.
Future Dates for 2024

Sunday, May 26, 2024

Sunday, June 23, 2024

Sunday, July 28, 2024

Sunday, August 25, 2024

Sunday, November 24, 2024

Snatra Puja
2024-04-14 10:30 - 14:00 | Jain Center, 4241 Ammendale Road, Beltsville, MD, 20705, United States
JSMW hosts a monthly Snatra Puja on every 2nd Sunday of the Month (list of dates are below).
Start Time: 10:30am followed by Swami Vatsalya (Potlock format)
Location: Jain Center, 1021 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring MD 20905
Contact: Vaishali Chheda @ vaishali.chheda@gmail.com

Snatra pooja illustrates the celebration of two of the auspicious (out of five) events (Kalyanaks) occurring in the last life of Tirthankar Bhagwan.
This Puja and celebration are for all Tirthankaras and not specific to any particular one.
Two Kalyanaks narrated in this Puja are Chyavan (conception) and Janma (birth) of Tirthankar. After this life the soul of Tirthankar reaches its climax and achieves liberation from life and death cycle (attains Moksha).
This Puja recital explains the effect of Bhagawan’s birth on the whole universe, narrates how glorious the occasion was and how much joys were shared by all the living souls including all heavenly souls.
Puja in the end includes Ashta Prakari Puja and wishes Shanti (peace) for all living beings and rejoices the event by performing Aarti, Mangal Divo, Shanti Kalash and Chaitya Vandan.
Sponsors will perform the Shanti Kalash (if no sponsor, Gheeboli will be performed)
Aarti Mangal Divo will be given as per Gheeboli

Future Dates:

May 12, 2024

June 9, 2024

July 14, 2024

August 11, 2024

September 8, 2024

October 13, 2024

November 10, 2024

December 8, 2024

Ayambil Oli
2024-04-15 - 2024-04-23, 2024-04-16, 2024-04-17, 2024-04-18, 2024-04-19, 2024-04-20, 2024-04-21, 2024-04-22 and 1 more date | Jain Center, 4241 Ammendale Road, Beltsville, MD, 20705, United States
Ayambil Oli – April 15 – 23rd (Noon to 2pm)
We will have Ayambil on all 9 days at our temple between 12 and 1:30 pm. Please come to Derasar if you are doing Ayambil, we have many volunteers making Ayambil food for tapaisvis. Please bring your own boil water.
Ayambil Sponsorship are welcomed. We need Volunteers for all 9 days.
Please contact Vaishali Chheda at vaishali.chheda@gmail.com for sponsorship or any questions.
Ayambil Oli is a festival of 9 days celebrating and paying homage to the Navpad (The Navpad are also found in the Navkar Mantra). Nava means nine in Sanskrit and Prakrit languages and Pada means post. Hence the word Navapada means nine supreme posts of the universe. These nine are Arihant, Siddha, Acharya, Upadhyaya, Sadhu, Samyak Darshan, Samyak Gnan, Samyak Charitra and Samyak Tapa. Jain literature (Kalpasutra) indicates that Navpad Oli is Shaswati, meaning permenant. Navpad Olifestival exists in all time cycles (past, present, and future). This provides significant important to the Navpad Oli. The story of Shripal and Mayanasundari are connected with this observance.

Mahaveer Jayanti Pooja
2024-04-21 10:00 - 14:00
Mahaveer Jayanti Pooja
Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Location: Jain Center
Contact:
Samir Tatiya | samir.tatiya@gmail.com | 703-388-6249
Aatam Dhanote | adhanote@gmail.com

Mahavir Janma Kalyanak Celebrations
2024-04-27 13:00 - 20:00 | Paint Branch High School, 14121 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, 20866, United States
On April 27, 2024, we will be celebrating Bhagwan Mahavir Swami’s Janma Kalyanak, a very auspicious day for all Jains. Our celebration will feature stage performances followed by Swamivatsalya dinner.
We kindly request you to register for dinner so we can minimize food waste and order enough food for everyone. For any questions or for more information, please reach out to the MJK team at mjk@jainsocietydc.org
Registration Link: https://www.jsmw.org/mjk-2024

Priest House Groundbreaking Ceremony
2024-05-04 13:00 - 18:00 | New Jain Temple Site, 4241 Ammendale Rd, Beltsville, MD, 20705, United States
Click Here for Event Information & RSVP
Link: https://www.jsmw.org/priest-house-20240504/

Snatra Puja
2024-05-12 10:30 - 14:00 | Jain Center, 4241 Ammendale Road, Beltsville, MD, 20705, United States
JSMW hosts a monthly Snatra Puja on every 2nd Sunday of the Month (list of dates are below).
Start Time: 10:30am followed by Swami Vatsalya (Potlock format)
Location: Jain Center, 1021 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring MD 20905
Contact: Vaishali Chheda @ vaishali.chheda@gmail.com

Snatra pooja illustrates the celebration of two of the auspicious (out of five) events (Kalyanaks) occurring in the last life of Tirthankar Bhagwan.
This Puja and celebration are for all Tirthankaras and not specific to any particular one.
Two Kalyanaks narrated in this Puja are Chyavan (conception) and Janma (birth) of Tirthankar. After this life the soul of Tirthankar reaches its climax and achieves liberation from life and death cycle (attains Moksha).
This Puja recital explains the effect of Bhagawan’s birth on the whole universe, narrates how glorious the occasion was and how much joys were shared by all the living souls including all heavenly souls.
Puja in the end includes Ashta Prakari Puja and wishes Shanti (peace) for all living beings and rejoices the event by performing Aarti, Mangal Divo, Shanti Kalash and Chaitya Vandan.
Sponsors will perform the Shanti Kalash (if no sponsor, Gheeboli will be performed)
Aarti Mangal Divo will be given as per Gheeboli

Future Dates:

June 9, 2024

July 14, 2024

August 11, 2024

September 8, 2024

October 13, 2024

November 10, 2024

December 8, 2024

Dev Shastra Guru Puja
2024-05-26 10:00 - 14:00
Dev Shashtra Guru Puja
Monthly Puja

Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Location: Jain Center
Contact:
Samir Tatiya | samir.tatiya@gmail.com | 703-388-6249
Aatam Dhanote | adhanote@gmail.com
This puja honors the Dev, Shastra, and Guru.
– Dev means God or Arihant or Siddha
– Shastra means Scriptures
– Guru means Teachers or one who possesses “real knowledge.”
By honoring Dev, Shastra, and Guru, we draw attention to these three entities as a means for our path to liberation.
Future Dates for 2024

Sunday, June 23, 2024

Sunday, July 28, 2024

Sunday, August 25, 2024

Sunday, November 24, 2024

Snatra Puja
2024-06-16 10:30 - 14:00 | Jain Center, 4241 Ammendale Road, Beltsville, MD, 20705, United States
JSMW hosts a monthly Snatra Puja on every 2nd Sunday of the Month (list of dates are below).
Start Time: 10:30am followed by Swami Vatsalya (Potlock format)
Location: Jain Center, 1021 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring MD 20905
Contact: Vaishali Chheda @ vaishali.chheda@gmail.com

Snatra pooja illustrates the celebration of two of the auspicious (out of five) events (Kalyanaks) occurring in the last life of Tirthankar Bhagwan.
This Puja and celebration are for all Tirthankaras and not specific to any particular one.
Two Kalyanaks narrated in this Puja are Chyavan (conception) and Janma (birth) of Tirthankar. After this life the soul of Tirthankar reaches its climax and achieves liberation from life and death cycle (attains Moksha).
This Puja recital explains the effect of Bhagawan’s birth on the whole universe, narrates how glorious the occasion was and how much joys were shared by all the living souls including all heavenly souls.
Puja in the end includes Ashta Prakari Puja and wishes Shanti (peace) for all living beings and rejoices the event by performing Aarti, Mangal Divo, Shanti Kalash and Chaitya Vandan.
Sponsors will perform the Shanti Kalash (if no sponsor, Gheeboli will be performed)
Aarti Mangal Divo will be given as per Gheeboli

Future Dates:

July 14, 2024

August 11, 2024

September 8, 2024

October 13, 2024

November 10, 2024

December 8, 2024

Dev Shastra Guru Puja
2024-06-23 10:00 - 14:00
Dev Shashtra Guru Puja
Monthly Puja

Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Location: Jain Center
Contact:
Samir Tatiya | samir.tatiya@gmail.com | 703-388-6249
Aatam Dhanote | adhanote@gmail.com
This puja honors the Dev, Shastra, and Guru.
– Dev means God or Arihant or Siddha
– Shastra means Scriptures
– Guru means Teachers or one who possesses “real knowledge.”
By honoring Dev, Shastra, and Guru, we draw attention to these three entities as a means for our path to liberation.
Future Dates for 2024

Sunday, July 28, 2024

Sunday, August 25, 2024

Sunday, November 24, 2024
