About this episode
Today’s Daf Yomi pages, Yoma 63 and 64 , kick things off with a meditation on causality that sounds like something straight out of a trippy science fiction novel. Author Gavriel Savit joins us to talk about Judaism's view of alternate universes, and how it inspires him as a fantasy writer. What advice does the Talmud have for aspiring Tolkiens? Listen and find out. Like the show? Send us a note at takeone@tabletmag.com . Follow us on Twitter at @takeonedafyomi and join the conversation in the Take One Facebook group . Take One is hosted by Liel Leibovitz and produced by Josh Kross, Sara Fredman Aeder, and Robert Scaramuccia. Check out all of Tablet’s podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts .