Stories Of Hope With Tzipora Grodko

After more than 100 episodes and over a million downloads, Tzipora Grodko sits down for her final episode as host of Stories of Hope, this time in the guest chair across from Nachi Gordon. What began as a one month experiment they hoped might reach a thousand people grew into a show that changed how the frum world talks about being single. Tzipora opens up about what it really took to do this work week after week while living the very thing she was talking about, and why she decided now is the time to pass the torch.
This is an honest and emotional goodbye from the woman who started it all, and a look at the parts of the last two years that never made it on camera. Tzipora and Nachi reflect on how it all began, what the movement has become, and what she wants anyone still waiting to know. The podcast will continue with a new host, and Tzipora isn't going anywhere.
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On this week's Stories of Hope, Tzipporah sits down with Naftali Engel, the founder of The Rebbe's Choice, and his wife Remi. Within a few weeks of each other, Naftali was pushed out of the business he had built since his yeshiva days, and Remi lost her own job just months after having a baby. They open up about losing their sense of who they were, the moment Remi threw in the towel with Hashem, and the day she found herself crying on the floor.
This is an honest conversation about what happens to a marriage, and to emunah, when the rug gets pulled out from under you. Remi and Naftali share how they held on to each other when everything else fell apart, why they both lean on therapy, and how breaking down can be exactly what lets you grow.
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Ahuva and Yoely share their journeys through difficult first marriages, divorce, and finding love again in an unexpected way. Their experiences taught them the importance of trusting their instincts and remembering that the goal is not simply to get married, but to build a healthy, happy marriage.

After their divorces, they connected through Facebook despite coming from very different backgrounds and initially believing they wouldn’t be a match. Their relationship grew into a loving marriage and family.

Their message highlights the importance of bitachon (trust in Hashem), taking action toward finding a partner, and staying open to possibilities beyond your expectations. They also share advice on navigating blended families with patience, compassion, and respect.

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On this week's Stories of Hope, Tzipporah sits down with CB Levovitz, a single mom of four who has lived through two divorces, a marriage tested by addiction and recovery, and a rock bottom she wasn't sure she would come back from. CB opens up about the shame no one talks about, the summer her whole community knew what she was going through, and the phone call to her family that changed everything.

This is not a story with a wedding at the end, and that's exactly the point. CB shares how she rebuilt her life one step at a time, what she wants every single parent to hear, and why she believes Hashem's timing has been perfect all along.

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On this week's Stories of Hope, a woman who spent years being told by shadchanim she didn't fit the mold sits down with a man who rebuilt his life from scratch after a divorce left him raising seven children alone. Ali and Natan's paths could not have looked more different, one moving toward Orthodoxy through a bar in Jerusalem, the other moving through it and out the other side of a small religious community that made it clear divorced people weren't welcome to stay. What brought them together was a J-Swipe match neither of them expected to lead anywhere.

This is a conversation about the parts of the frum world that don't get talked about enough, the loneliness, the pressure to fit a mold, and what it actually takes to build a family after everything falls apart. Ali and Natan get honest about blending nine kids, the terror of a first marriage with zero warning, and the moment a shopping cart full of unfamiliar groceries made it all feel real. Their story doesn't wrap up neatly, and that's exactly the point.