As speakers took to the podium in the Indianapolis synagogue, they all, in their own words, called for unity.

“Every single one is us is an ambassador of peace,” said Imam Ahmed Alamine, of the Indianapolis Muslim Community Association. “We protect the mosques, the synagogues and the churches. I’m encouraging all of us to build these bridges, not burn them.”

Hogsett said the country is seeing a resurgence of anti-Semitism, and urged people to be vigilant about what is right and what is wrong.

“Many lament that our national political dialogue is too much,” he said. “I actually believe there’s not enough. If we are to bind up the nation’s wounds it will only be if each of us has the courage to voice what is true and what is right. To drown out the shouts of hate with a communal chorus, that everyone belongs here,” Hogsett said.

Others called for action.

“We need more than prayer,” Rabbi Sasso said. “The (victims) were in the middle of prayer when they were gunned down.”

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