Work of Alvin Reines

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Holiday

Theory
• "The name Jew", Polydoxy, 1977.
• "Shabbat as a State of Being", CCAR Journal, 1967.
• "Two Concepts of Shabbat: the State of Being Shabbat and the Seventh Day Shabbat", CCAR Journal, 1987.
• "Cohen and Reines on 'Two Concepts of Shabbat'", CCAR Journal, 1989.
• "The Future and the Holy", CCAR Journal, 1967.
• "Change and the Rosh Hashanah", Polydoxy, 1975.
• "The Yom Kippur: Guilt without Sin", Polydoxy, 1977.
• "Facts of Yom Kippur", Polydoxy, 1977.
• "Hannukkah: The Festival of Affirmation", Polydoxy, 1975.
• "Facts of Hanukkah", with Rabbi Joel Levine, Polydoxy, 1975.
• "A Concise Guide to the Celebration and Understanding of Chanukah: The Festival of Affirmation", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1980.
• "Facts of Shevuot", Polydoxy, 1977.

Practice
• "The Community Service Book", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1981.
• "Hafdalah Service", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1980.
• "A Service of Freedom and Personhood", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1980.
• "Kohelet", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1981.
• "A Rosh Hashanah Service for the Family", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1973.
• "A Rosh Hashanah Service for the Young at Heart", with Rabbi Robert Alper, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1973.
• "A Kol Nidre Service", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1974.
• "A Yom Kippur Service for the Family", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1973.
• ”A Memorial and Concluding Service for the Yom Kippur”, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1973.
• "High Holy Days Services", David Ian Hopp, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1977.
• ”On the renewing of Relationships”, Polydox Confederation, 1983.
• “A Common Service of Thanksgiving”, with Rabbi Julian Cook, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1972.
• "A Service for Chanukah: The Festival of Affirmation", Institute of Creative Judaism, 1981.
• "A Hanukkah Service for the Family", with Rabbi Robert Alper, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1972.
• "The Candles’ Rebellion, An Original Play for Hanukkah", with Rabbi Bernard Schachtel, Institute of Creative Judaism, 1973.
• "Universal Festival of Affirmation", Polydox Confederation, 1983.
• "Chag Hatikvah: A service for the celebration of Hope in Mid-Winter"
• Haggadah: A Passover Service for the Family"