JSMW

Ayambil Oli
2023-03-29 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Jain Center, 4241 Ammendale Road, Beltsville, MD, 20705, United States
Ayambil Oli – 3/29/2023-4/6/2023 (Noon to 1.30pm)
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.

Mahavir Janma Kalyanak Celebrations
2023-03-25 13:00 - 19:00 | Eleanor Roosevelt High School, 7601 Hanover Parkway, Greenbelt, MD, 20770, United States
On March 25, 2023, 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: http://www.jsmw.org/mjk-2023

Snatra Puja
2023-03-12 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 of Snatra Puja (2023)

April 9th
May 14th
Jun 11th
July 9th
August 13th
Sep10th
October 8th
Nov 12th
Dec 10th

Jinvani
2023-03-11 10:30 - 12:00 | MD
Monthly Jinvani
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
2023 Dates:

March 11
April 8
May 6
June 10
July 8
August 12
September 9
October 14
November 11
December 9

Dev Shastra Guru Puja
2023-02-26 10:00 - 14:00 | MD
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 Scripturesa
– 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.
2023 Dates
April 2 – Mahaveer Jayanti Puja
May 28 – Monthly Puja
June 25 – Monthly Puja
July 23 – Monthly Puja
August 27 – Monthly Puja
September 23 – Dus Lakshan Puja
September 24 – Dus Lakshan Puja
September 30 – Kshamavani Puja
October 22 – Monthly Puja
November 13 – Mahaveer Nirvaan/Diwali Puja
November 26 – Monthly Puja

Jinvani
2023-02-11 10:30 - 12:00 | MD
Monthly Jinvani
Our next monthly Jinvani event will be held on February 11th Saturday at 10:30am at our Jain Center located at 1021 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring MD 20905.
Agenda for the Jinvani Event:
TBD
Please Rsvp by clicking below link.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdsvhqW2rD7iHPxN22TWpkKuDNMkPeHrpdLVuBIh-izretTw/viewform

Sunday Speaker Series
2023-02-05 10:45 - 11:45 | MD
Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87332882067?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 873 3288 2067
Passcode: [REDACTED]

On Sunday, February 5 from 10:45-11:45 a.m., Today’s Woman Today’s Girl is hosting the next Speaker Series event highlighting the All of Us Research Program, the important health research conducted using All of Us data, and how to increase South Asian representation in research.
The discussion features Irene Prabhu Das, PhD, MPH, Health Scientist Administrator at the All of Us Research Program with a background in cancer prevention research and public health, and Hiral Master, PT, PhD, MPH, Senior Scientific Project Manager at Vanderbilt University Medical Center whose research uses All of Us data to study the link between physical activity and chronic disease.

Snatra Pooja
2022-12-11 10:30 - 14:00, 2022-11-13 10:30 - 14:00, 2022-10-09 10:30 - 14:00, 2022-08-14 10:30 - 14:00 | Jain Center, 4241 Ammendale Road, Beltsville, MD, 20705, United States
Monthly Snatra Pooja (2nd Sunday of Each Month)
Time: 10:30am – 2pm
Location: 1021 Briggs Chaney Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20905

Jinvani
2022-12-10 10:30 - 12:00, 2022-11-12 10:30 - 12:00, 2022-10-08 10:30 - 12:00 | Jain Center, 4241 Ammendale Road, Beltsville, MD, 20705, United States
Monthly Jinvani Event
Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm
Location: Jain Center, 1021 Briggs Chaney Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20905
Agenda:
We will do Samayak follow by Rohitbhai Gandhi’s lecture on Aymbil Oli.

Please RSVP by clicking below link.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdsvhqW2rD7iHPxN22TWpkKuDNMkPeHrpdLVuBIh-izretTw/viewform
Contact: Yash Mehta @ 240-678-9342

Navsmaran Jaap
2022-10-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Jain Center, 4241 Ammendale Road, Beltsville, MD, 20705, United States
It is belived that in reciting the Nav-Smaran, negative karmic particles that are believed to act as obstacles on the path to success, health, longevity, and peach are removed.
NOTE: A professional film crew will be present at our temple during Navsmaran

Annual Walk-A-Thon & Picnic
2022-10-15 10:00 - 16:00 | MD
Additional information to follow

Navpad Ayambil Oli
2022-10-09 12:00 - 14:00, 2022-10-08 12:00 - 14:00, 2022-10-07 12:00 - 14:00, 2022-10-06 12:00 - 14:00, 2022-10-05 12:00 - 14:00, 2022-10-04 12:00 - 14:00, 2022-10-03 12:00 - 14:00, 2022-10-02 12:00 - 14:00 and 1 more date | Jain Center, 4241 Ammendale Road, Beltsville, MD, 20705, United States
Sign up for Ayambil
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508054CA5AE2FA02-ayambil2
Contact:- Vaishali Chheda – 410-564-4758

Jinvani
2022-09-10 10:30 - 12:00 | Jain Center, 4241 Ammendale Road, Beltsville, MD, 20705, United States
Monthly Jinvani Event
Time: 10:30am – 12:00 pm
Location: Jain Center, 1021 Briggs Chaney Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20905
Contact: Yash Mehta @ 240-678-9342

Paryushan
2022-08-24 - 2022-09-01 | MD
Paryushan Program Details: Click Here

Dev Shashtra Guru Puja
2022-08-21 09:30 - 15:30 | MD
Dev Shashtra Guru Puja
9:30 – 3:30
Contact:
Samir Tatiya
samir.tatiya@gmail.com
Ph: 703-388-6249

JYOC Annual Lock-in and Elections
2022-08-20 17:00 - 2022-08-21 10:00 | MD
The Jain Youth of the Capitol (JYOC) annual lock-in will be from August 20th-21st. There will be fun games, sessions, and food, followed by an all nighter! In addition, we will be hosting elections for the new 2022-2023 JYOC board and we encourage all members to run!
Please check out the JYOC email for more details, or feel free to reach out to Arjav Jain at jainarjavs@gmail.com or Khushi Doshi at khushidoshi@gmail.com.

2022 General Body Meeting
2022-08-14 10:30 - 12:30 | Virtual Meeting
General Body Meeting
Sunday, August 14, 2022 | 10:30am
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Zoom Meeting Info:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84744852892?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 847 4485 2892
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Dial by phone: +1 301 715 8592
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General Body meeting will be on August 14th, 2022 at 10:30pm virtually via Zoom.
All members are invited to the meeting.
General Body Meeting Agenda

Navkar Mantra
Approval of Annual General Body Meeting
from December 12, 2021
Meeting Minutes Link: Click Here
Approval of Bank Loan to Complete Construction of New Temple – GBM Presentation – August 14, 2022
