## Siddur Ashkenaz, Weekday, Minchah, Amida, Repentance

###### Siddur Ashkenaz, Weekday, Minchah, Amida, Repentance 1
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**הֲשִׁיבֵֽנוּ** אָבִֽינוּ לְתוֹרָתֶֽךָ וְקָרְ֒בֵֽנוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ לַעֲבוֹדָתֶֽךָ וְהַחֲזִירֵֽנוּ בִּתְשׁוּבָה שְׁלֵמָה לְפָנֶֽיךָ: בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה הָרוֹצֶה בִּתְשׁוּבָה:

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
Cause us to return,²² our Father, to Your Torah and bring us near, our King, to Your service; and bring us back in whole-hearted repentance²³ before You Blessed are You, Adonoy, Who desires penitence.²⁴

footnotes:
²² The goal of wisdom is the realization of man’s true relationship to his Maker. Wisdom should be used for Torah study and Divine service.
²³ Since the Sages say, “Repent the day before you die” (Maseches Avos 2:10), and every day may be our last, we petition God daily for Divine guidance in repenting.
²⁴ Repentance in Judaism implies regret for past misconduct and firm resolve for correct conduct in the future. God holds out His hand to the erring sinner and leads him back to righteousness, as the Talmud (Maseches Yoma 38b) declares, הבא ליטהר מסיעין אותו. God desires penitence as it is written, “I do not desire the death of the wicked: but (rather) that the wicked return from his way and live” (Ezekiel 33:11).