Commentary: We all pray to make all feel peaceful, safe and secure

Does anyone really believe that the slaughter of 11 elderly Jews worshipping in Pittsburgh or nine African-Americans praying in Charleston makes the world a better place?Jewish people strive for tikkun olam, to improve the world. On Saturdays we, like the congregants of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, were praying when an angry gunman shouted anti-Semitic slurs and shot them. They were killed before the customary prayer for our country. The Torah and liturgy urge us to observe the com