The three areas often overlap. There were members of left-wing groups and farmers. For Sukkot, they built a big community sukkah, hanging their produce from the open roof. On Passover, they baked matzah from the wheat they had grown. It's the spiritual search, though, that unites Jews as human beings, he said.
Spirituality is about seeing other worlds, the realm of imagination.
It opens up your eyes so you can see deeper in reality. Paley said the federations' engagement with congregations, which he said are the most important Jewish outreach tool, represents a significant change. Federations are now thinking about real Jewish identity. In the past, they were involved with saving Jews. Now they have turned an eye toward saving Judaism.