Mark Dratch
American rabbi
Mark Dratch served as the executive vice president of the Rabbinical Council of America from 2012 to 2024. He is the founder of JSafe (the Jewish Institute Supporting an Abuse-Free Environment). In 2010, he was named as one of Newsweek's "Top 50 Rabbis in America". He was number 13 on Newsweek's list in 2013.
Since 2023, Dratch has served as chair of the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations, an umbrella group of major Jewish organizations which represents world Jewry in dialogue with the Vatican, the World Evangelical Alliance, the World Council of Churches, and the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate.
Education
Dratch is a graduate of Yeshiva University (Yeshiva College, 1979; RIETS (rabbinic ordination), 1982; Ferkauf Graduate School (Jewish Education), 1982), and received an MSW from Wurzweiler School of Social Work (2012).
Positions
Dratch served as a congregational rabbi for 22 years. His congregations include Congregation Agudath Sholom, Stamford, Connecticut; Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, Toronto, Ontario; Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, New York, New York; Boca Raton Synagogue, Boca Raton, Florida (Dratch was the founding rabbi); and Congregation Beth Israel, Schenectady, New York. He also served as the "Webbe Rebbe", answering "Ask the rabbi" questions addressed to the Orthodox Union on its website.
He was a vice president of the Rabbinical Council of America, served as chairman of its task force on rabbinic improprieties, and was responsible for spearheading and formulating policy guidelines for responding to allegations against member rabbis.
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