Melanie Notkin

Embracing ‘Otherhood’

‘Would you date a non-Jewish guy?” Sarah asked over dinner a few weeks ago. She’d started dating non-Jewish men in her late 30s. “No,” I said. “I want to marry a Jewish man.” “I understand,” Sarah said. “I always thought I would, too. But I’m 41 and I just want to give it everything I’ve…