Mark Howard Burns, son of Jennifer and Jeff Burns, will become a bar mitzvah on Saturday, May 10, at The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah.
Mark’s grandparents are Harriet Boresow and Ann and Dennis Burns. He has nine siblings: Sydney, Anna, Taylor, Ryan, Daniel, Matthew, Thomas, Andrew and Samantha.
Some of Mark’s favorite activities include playing basketball and baseball; watching sports; and being with friends and family. He is also a Boy Scout. He and his sister Samantha, who are having their b’nai mitzvahs on the same day, are the ninth and tenth children in their families to become b’nai mitzvah.
Both he and his sister Samantha helped at a soup kitchen as their mitzvah project.