31 ratings | 17 reviews | avg rating:3.71

Nancy Reuben Greenfield’s Followers (17)

Nancy’s Bookshelves

to-read (3)
currently-reading (0)
read (31)

Nancy’s Friends (34)

Mirta Trupp

1,260 books | 354 friends

Olivia

1,952 books | 170 friends

Beri

2,173 books | 244 friends

Reid Heller

44 books | 12 friends

Jere Krakoff

87 books | 757 friends

Mia Fisher

2 books | 189 friends

Java Davis

839 books | 753 friends

Richard Reuben

0 books | 91 friends

More friends…

Nancy Reuben Greenfield

Goodreads Author

Born

The United States

Twitter

ReubenNancy

Genre

Religion, Spirituality, Classics

Member Since

July 2012

edit data

Nancy Reuben Greenfield adapts the Teachings of Moses to enable anyone, regardless of religion or background, experience the treasures of the most timeless powerful and poetic, awe-inspiring words ever written.

Her published adaptations include the book
Tiptoe Through Genesis, the weekly Torah portion summaries featured on MyJewishLearning.com and the interactive TiptoeThroughTheTorah.com with its fun and easy Make-A-Torah activity.

Nancy has also been a Speech Teacher, a Director of Marketing and Communications, business owner, and a free-lance writer.

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Nancy Reuben Greenfield questions, please sign up.

Popular Answered Questions

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Nancy Reuben Greenfield I deal with writer's block in two ways. The first is to NOT WRITE. That is not a typo. I stay away from writing and instead force myself to stretch in…moreI deal with writer's block in two ways. The first is to NOT WRITE. That is not a typo. I stay away from writing and instead force myself to stretch in new directions. Art. Music. Theater. Singing. A different genre of book. A different genre of movie. Anything that forces me to think in new ways or about new ideas. This can often poke open new spaces for me to explore and ideally inspire new ideas for writing.

The second way I approach writer's block is to simply write and not judge what I have written. I know that is hard but sometimes just popping out ideas, jotting down thoughts, a few doodles, maybe a diary entry, or a poem. The key thing is just to write and not to evaluate or rewrite. Eventually I will find something that intrigues me enough to keep writing.

By the way, one of the ways I avoid writer's block is by having certain music that I consistently listen to while I write. I can put this music on and often it will just keep my pen a rolling and my keyboard typing. (less)

flag

1 like · like
Comment

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Nancy Reuben Greenfield Write for yourself and not for publishing. Writing is a great hobby and very cathartic. It doesn't have to be for fame or fortune. It can be a way of …moreWrite for yourself and not for publishing. Writing is a great hobby and very cathartic. It doesn't have to be for fame or fortune. It can be a way of getting to know yourself and your imagination. Enjoy the process!(less)

flag

1 like · like
Comment

See 2 answers from Nancy Reuben Greenfield…

Combine Editions
Nancy Reuben Greenfield’s books

Average rating: 4.24 · 51 ratings · 13 reviews · 17 distinct works

	When Mommy Had a Mastectomy 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tiptoe Through Genesis: A Unique Adaptation 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tiptoe Through The Torah #1 Genesis really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unspoken Rules of Female Friendships it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tiptoe Through The Torah #5 Chaya Sarah it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tiptoe Through The Torah #2 Noah really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tiptoe Through The Torah #9 Vayashev really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tiptoe Through Genesis 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tiptoe Through The Torah #6 Toledot 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tiptoe Through The Torah #12 Vayechi 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Nancy Reuben Greenfield…

8 posts
Nancy Reuben Greenfield's Blog

Torah Translation vs Adaptation

The first five books of the Bible are known as Torah (Instruction). Each original Torah is hand written on a scroll in Hebrew and without vowels.

So just adding vowels is a big deal when it comes to translation. In English think of BD --- add vowels and get Bed, Bad, Bid, Abode, Abide etc.

My "Tiptoe Through Genesis" adaptation uses words that come from different English translation. It does not go Read more of this blog post »

1 like · Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on December 04, 2015 15:34 • Tags: abraham, adam, bible, creation, eve, evil, genesis, god, insightful, isaac, jacob, joseph, noah, relationships, torah, uplifting

View all 8 posts »

rss
Nancy’s Recent Updates

Nancy Greenfield liked Sue L.'s review of Tiptoe Through Genesis: A Unique Adaptation (Tiptoe Through The Torah): "Torah boiled down its essence. The portion of Genesis is poet. It is followed by very profound yet simply stated questions to ponder. It’s meaningful for all ages ."
Nov 29, 2023 11:05AM · see review

More of Nancy's books…

recent posts
Nancy’s Groups

Jewish Book Carnival — 1593 members — last activity Oct 26, 2025 10:24AM
This is the GoodReads group for the Jewish Book Carnival, a monthly forum for sharing links and information on Jewish books and the blogs that cover t ...more

The Next Best Book Club — 25781 members — last activity Nov 05, 2025 04:36PM
Are you searching for the NEXT best book? Are you willing to kiss all your spare cash goodbye? Are you easily distracted by independent bookshops, bi ...more

Torah Learning — 77 members — last activity Feb 28, 2019 10:50AM
This group is for recommending, receiving recommendations, and discussing Torah-related books/sefarim in any language or of any difficulty level.

Success @ Life By Reading — 1047 members — last activity Oct 22, 2025 12:35PM
I am an avid reader of success books. They range from Biographies of successful people, Motivational books by Self-Help authors, Business Management B ...more

Oprah's Book Club (Official) — 84214 members — last activity 12 hours, 57 min ago
Welcome to the official Oprah's Book Club group. OBC is the interactive, multi-platform reading club bringing passionate readers together to discuss i ...more

Booktube Bible-A-Thon — 391 members — last activity Jan 04, 2017 10:29AM
HELLO ALL! Booktube Bible-A-Thon is a group dedicated to reading the whole Bible over the course of the year. You don't have to be a part of booktub ...more

Book Nook Cafe — 5756 members — last activity 8 minutes ago
Book Nook Cafe is the place to be if you love to discuss books. We also chat about films, TV, music, health, theater, and more. Participation is en ...more

Nothing But Reading Challenges — 26449 members — last activity 29 minutes ago
(click on image to go to discussion) We believe reading is fun and find unique and challenging ways to spread the love of reading. T ...more

The Wonderful World of Jews — 72 members — last activity Sep 11, 2018 10:21AM
If you'd like to discuss a book or bit of pop culture pap on Jews, Judaism, comparative religion, or other Jew-related topics, please do! ...more

Jewish Historical Fiction — 42 members — last activity Oct 21, 2018 12:47PM
This group focuses upon exciting historical fiction novels that use factual events in Jewish history as a background for fictional manuscripts. As t ...more

More of Nancy’s groups…

Nancy’s Friend Comments

No comments have been added yet.