Davis Michael Yalen, son of Allen and Ilene Yalen, will celebrate becoming a bar mitzvah on Saturday, Oct. 21 at Temple Emanu-El.
He is the grandson of Sandy and William Yalen and Joan and Stuart Brodsky, all of Tucson.
Davis attends Tucson Hebrew Academy, where he is student government president. Outside of school, Davis enjoys playing drums and basketball.
For his mitzvah project, Davis has collected books for Make Way for Books, raised money and awareness for Wounded Warriors and helped lead services at Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging.