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Prayer and Action June 17th, 2016 Temple Sholom - Cincinnati, OH Rabbinic Intern Alli Cohen There is no easy way to say it: Last week on June 8 th , a Palestinian gunman killed 4 Israelis and wounded 5 people at Sarona Market in Tel Aviv. Then, on Sunday, June 12 th , 49 people were killed at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, targeting the LGBTQ community. “Pulse describes itself as ‘the hottest gay bar’ in the heart of Orlando. Hours before the shooting, the club urged partygoers to attend its ‘Latin flavor’ event Saturday night. The club is a vast, open space that was hosting more than 300 patrons late Saturday and into Sunday morning" (Ellis, et al).   And there are still 53 people wounded, some still fighting for their lives. The gunmen wielded “an assault-type rifle and a handgun,” making this shooting “the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history” (Schneider). And to add to this list, tonight is exactly one year since the Charleston church shoo