Teshuvah (repentance) is supposed to bring us to a place of reconciliation with G-d. The soul is malleable, by way of impacting character, in an effort to improve ourselves. It’s as if the soul is restored to its original splendor, when we align ourselves with G-d’s ways, as opposed to those of our own that are malproductive. This is the true essence of change, not a passive shift that occurs only with the passage of time. Rather, through continual focus on having our values be in accord with our actual self. More than an intellectual endeavor, the existential shift opens up in the moment, step by step.
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