Rabbi Sussya once said: “There are five verses in the bible that constitute the essence of the Torah. These verses begin in Hebrew with one of these letters: Tav (תּ), Shin (שׁ), Vav (ו), Bet (בּ), and Hey (ה), which form the word for repentance, “teshuvah” (תְּשׁובָה). The five verses are 1) Tamim tiheyeh (תָּמִים תִּהְיֶה): “Be wholehearted with God” (Deut. 18:13); 2) Shiviti Adonai (שִׁוִּיתִי יְהוָה): “I have set the LORD always before me” (Psalm 16:8); 3) Va’ahavta lere’akha (וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ): “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Lev. 19:18); 4) Bekhol derakekha (בְּכָל־דְּרָכֶיךָ): “In all your ways know Him” (Prov. 3:6); and 5) Higgid lekha (הִגִּיד לְךָ): “Walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:8). In other words, the way of teshuvah, of answering God’s call for you to return to Him, is to sincerely set the LORD before you, to love others, and to walk out your days in heartfelt gratitude.
הִגִּיד לְךָ אָדָם מַה־טּוֹב
וּמָה־יְהוָה דּוֹרֵשׁ מִמְּךָ
כִּי אִם־עֲשׂוֹת מִשְׁפָּט וְאַהֲבַת חֶסֶד
וְהַצְנֵעַ לֶכֶת עִם־אֱלהֶיךָ
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