
Four Cardozo law students-John Walpole, Lauren Rosenfeld, Miriam Azizi and Esther Shuchat-participated in the Historical Jewish Moot Court, in February and August 2019, along with six students from Vienna, six students from Moscow, and eight students from Tel Aviv. Walpole said, "The Historical Jewish Moot Court was among the most enriching experiences I had the privilege of participating in during my time at Cardozo and I hope that Cardozo students can participate in the program in the future."
The Historical Jewish Moot Court is a joint venture of Cardozo Law School, University of Vienna Law School, Tel Aviv Law School, Hebrew University Law School, and Moscow State University Law School and aims to introduce participants to Jewish law as it was practiced in the early modern period. Next year's competition, which will be held in Prague and in Jerusalem, will center on a case adjudicated by the Rabbinic Tribunal of Prague, arguably the most important Jewish legal forum both in the Western Ashkenazic world and in the Holy Roman Empire.