Author Archives: Todd Hasak-Lowy

Todd Hasak-Lowy

About Todd Hasak-Lowy

is a writer, scholar, and translator. He has a PhD in comparative literature from UC Berkeley. He is the author of a short story collection, a novel, and an academic monograph. He lives in Evanston with his family and teaches creative writing and modern Hebrew literature in and around Chicago.

My little Jewish practice

Todd Hasak-Lowy
December 1, 2011

The temptation here is to play around with the word “practice.” To exploit its position in the phrase “practice makes perfect,” as if I have my eye on becoming the best Jew ever. Or to think aloud a bit about the way the term “practice” gets a lot of circulation these days in the phrase More »

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Charity and Shopping Bags by Todd Hasak-Lowy

Todd Hasak-Lowy
October 4, 2011

One of my most significant possessions is my credit card debt.  It’s not just mine, actually, it’s my wife’s, too.  And perhaps our kids’ as well. But nevertheless I do still make a donation on a regular basis.  A few times a week actually.  Here’s what happens: Setting: Whole Foods, check out line Cashier: Would More »

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