On Sunday, May 22, we held our Mitzvah613 Kickoff event to launch the first writing in our new Torah. Members of all ages came to hear songs sung by Beth El children, and music by the Junior Maxwell Klezmer Band. There was a balloon artist and ice cream truck, educational stations to learn about the Torah, and remarks by all of our clergy and our Sofer Rabbi Druin who facilitated the writing of the first letters of the Torah with our rabbis and their families.