This piece explores the deepest mystery of teshuvah: how genuine change can redefine the past itself. Through real repentance, past sins become the very fuel for growth, transforming negativity into merit. Yom Kippur emerges not as a day of self-torment, but as a day of peace, clarity, and gratitude — where even the yetzer hara and past failures are recognized as gifts that enabled true earning, self-perfection, and lasting connection to Hashem.

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