JOSHUA BENJAMIN ARDEN, son of Susan Brish and Scott Arden, will celebrate becoming a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Temple Emanu-El.
He is the grandson of Dr. Adam and Patricia Brish of Marquette, Mich., and Eleanor and the late Frederic Arden of Salem, N.H.
Joshua attends Orange Grove Middle School, where he plays keyboard in the Orange Grove Jazz Band, and percussion in the Orange Grove Band. He also plays classical piano and enjoys basketball and hiking. For his mitzvah project, he helped lead Shabbat services at Handmaker.