How She Survived Losing Two Husbands in Completely Different Ways | Simi Polonsky | Stories of Hope with Tzipora Grodko
12 January 2026

How She Survived Losing Two Husbands in Completely Different Ways | Simi Polonsky | Stories of Hope with Tzipora Grodko

Stories Of Hope With Tzipora Grodko

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In this powerful episode, Simi Polonsky, shares her journey through love, devastating loss, widowhood, remarriage, divorce, and rebuilding life with faith and honesty.


She speaks openly about grief, anger at Hashem, motherhood, shame, resilience, and what it truly means to choose life when nothing feels certain.


This conversation explores how to live with hope without waiting for things to work out, how to sit with pain without becoming a victim, and how faith can evolve through suffering.


A raw, honest discussion about loss, healing, and finding beauty in the middle of the story — not the end.


You can follow Simi on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelifeofsimi/?hl=en 

To contact Tzipora Grodko with suggestions, comments or questions, you can email: SOH@meaningfulminute.org or message her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tziporagrodko 


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