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Gittin 21 – What is a Book?
Season 19 · Episode 21

Gittin 21 – What is a Book?

In today’s Talmud page, what is a book?

Take One Daf Yomi

June 6, 20237m 38s

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Show Notes

Today’s Talmud page, Gittin 21, explores whether it matters what something is written on when considering if it is in fact a book. Book editor Lisa Ann Sandell joins us to share her fondness for reading ink on paper and shares the ways in which her industry has changed with the invent of the e-reader and computers. Is the experience of reading on a screen different than that of a physical book? Listen and find out.

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