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I feel like I'm as Jewish as I'm ever going to be.

Banks met her husband, Max Handelman, a sportswriter and pro...
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  08/26/25


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Date: August 26th, 2025 10:01 PM
Author: My little restricted guy

Banks met her husband, Max Handelman, a sportswriter and producer from Portland, Oregon,[60] on her first day of college on September 7, 1992. They were married in 2003 and have two sons, both born via surrogacy.[12][61] Banks said that people have criticized her for using a surrogate mother, even though she was unable to carry her own children due to infertility issues. "I don't feel I owe anybody an explanation...If my story helps people feel less alone on their journey, then I'm grateful for that," Banks said in an interview with Porter's Edit.[62]

Banks went through parts of conversion to Judaism, her husband's faith, and studied with rabbis. In 2013, speaking of her religion, she said that she practices Judaism, although "I did not have my mikveh, so, technically, I'm not converted," but that she has "been essentially a Jew for like 15 years," adding, "Frankly, because I'm already doing everything (practicing religious rituals), I feel like I'm as Jewish as I'm ever going to be.

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