English: “And you will take it to heart among all the nations to which Hashem your God has driven you.”
The classical source expands or derives a specific point from the language of the passuk. The Core Text above is the relevant region of interest.
Type of Learning
Custom (The beginning of the process of return: reflection that takes place even in exile.)
What Is Learned
Teshuvah begins with “hashivota el levavecha” — taking the events of history to heart. Even while scattered among the nations, the person is capable of inward reflection that opens the path of return. The exile itself becomes the setting in which the heart turns back.