The Four Steps of Teshuvah: How to Actually Change Before Rosh Hashanah

Teshuvah, the Jewish practice of return, is easy to talk about and genuinely hard to do. In this Rise & Shine conversation, Adrienne Gold Davis walks through the four steps of teshuvah: cessation, regret, confession, and resolution, with author and educator Carly Israel, who has been sober for 27 years. Carly explains why nothing else works until you stop, why regret arrives after you stop rather than before, and how confession moves you from feeling bad about yourself to seeing the facts clearly. Adrienne is candid about her own struggle with control and what it cost her as a parent. Together they land on something you can use before Rosh Hashanah: choose one small action, repeat it every day, and let the behavior change the thinking. The Rise & Shine Podcast Series is made possible by the generous support of Bonnie Vozar of Chicago, Illinois. If you would like to sponsor an upcoming podcast, please email us at info@momentumunlimited.org If you're listening to Rise and Shine, chances are that something you've heard here has stayed with you. Maybe it made you think differently. Maybe it gave you language for something that you were feeling. Maybe it helped you feel more connected to yourself, to your Jewish identity, to Israel, or to the Jewish people. Over the years, I've received thousands of messages from women sharing how Momentum has impacted their lives — from this podcast to the journey of growth in Israel and beyond. And I've seen what happens when that spark takes hold. Because when you inspire a woman, that impact ripples outward to her family, to her community, and to the next generation. And we have a lot more work to do. So at a moment when Jewish families are navigating so much uncertainty, we have a choice about the Jewish future that we want to create. Because the future isn't something we wait for. It's something we build together. During Momentum's Mothers Move the World campaign, September 9th and 10th, I'm asking you to build it with us. Support Momentum today, and help more women live their Jewish values, strengthen their families, and shape the Jewish future. Visit causematch.com/MothersMoveTheWorld to make a donation. Thank you.