About
Zalman Rothschild is a Research Fellow in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Lucerne, specializing in Canon Law & Law and Religion. He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School (magna cum laude), a Ph.D. in Jewish Studies from New York University, and degrees from Binghamton University and Yeshiva University. His research focuses on constitutional law, comparative law, legal theory, and family law, with a particular emphasis on intersections between law and religious institutions.
Previously, he served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Pennsylvania's Herbert D. Katz Center and held fellowships at the Tikvah Center for Law & Jewish Civilization (NYU), Cardozo School of Law, and the Shalom Hartman Institute. He is currently a nonresident fellow at the Stanford Constitutional Law Center.
His academic roles include prior positions as scholar-in-residence at Park Avenue Synagogue and a Teaching Fellow in American Political Thought at Harvard College. His work bridges legal theory, religious studies, and public policy, addressing contemporary challenges in law and religion.
