In the Jewish community, particularly in America, there is growing concern about the diminishing traditions, affiliation, and faith in Judaism. Many rabbis and Jewish leaders believe interfaith marriages are also to blame for this epidemic. For over the past thirty years, forty percent of all American Jewish marriages have become interfaith (p. vii Gluck). Although some Jewish leaders view intermarriage as a serious problem, Susan Katz Miller, author of the New York Times article "Being 'Partly Jewish,'" discusses her positive views on interfaith families and communities . From her own personal experience and the facts she has collected, Miller believes that Jewish leaders need not be concerned about interfaith marriages because children from these families have been shown to gravitate toward Judaism. Interfaith families are of concern to Jewish leaders and rabbis, primarily in part because the Torah, which is the center of Judaism, states that interfaith marriage is against Jewish law and that ultimately interfaith families could being a “terrible and potentially damaging choice (Miller)”. The Torah says: “You shall not intermarry with them (non-Jews): do not give your daughters to their sons and do not take their daughters for your sons. For they will turn your children away from me to worship other gods (Deut. 7:3-4)” (p. 93 Wolak). Additionally, in the Book of Ezra he forbids interfaith marriage because the offspring could not speak Judean and made Judaism impure (p. 93-96 Wolak). Therefore, Ezra forced the men to divorce their foreign wives and send the women and the children back to their home countries. Another issue that arises from families and interfaith communities is the interpretation of the Torah. Ari Goldman, author of The Search...... middle of article...... Random House, 1991. Print. Jacobs, Steven Leonard. " "Can we talk? ": The Jewish Jesus in a dialogue between Jews and Christians." Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies 28: 135-148. Print.Miller, Susan Katz. “Being ‘part’ Jewish.” The New York Times October 31, 2013: 2. Print. Pawlikowski, John T.. “Fifty Years of Christian-Jewish Dialogue – What Has Changed?” ". Journal of Ecumenical Studies 49: 99-106. Print. Sangwon, Kim and Giselle B. Esquivel. “Adolescent spirituality and resilience: theory, research, and educational practices.” Psychology in Schools 48:755-765. Print.Smith-Christopher, Daniel L.. Subverting Hate: The Challenge of Nonviolence in Religious Traditions. 1998. Reprint. New York: Orbis Books;, 2008. Print.Wolak, Arthur J. “Ezra's Radical Solution to Judean Assimilation.” Jewish Bible Quarterly 40:93-104. Print.