In the Mishneh Torah, a book of Jewish oral law compiled by the twelfth-century Spanish philosopher, Moses Maimonides, there is a step-by-step process of repentance. The process includes naming and owning the harm done, starting to change, restitution and accepting consequences, apology, and making different choices. Rabbi Dayna Ruttenberg’s book On Repentance and Repair, last year’s UU Common Read, analyzes these steps and transposes them into the context of 21st-century Western culture. Let’s consider both texts to think about what it really means to work toward regaining trust. One thing is for sure about getting some much-needed R&R…repentance and repair is hardly rest and relaxation.