January 9 – March 6, 2025

Rabbi Dan Dorsch

Now, more than ever, Jews around the world need madrichim, spiritual mentors, to guide them through the challenges of twenty-first-century life. Rabbi Dorsch inspires our community by helping us to understand how living a life of Torah, Jewish values, and sacred choices can help us to meet these challenges. He enjoys teaching Torah while “standing on one foot,” is relatable and accessible, and takes great pride in the meaningful relationships he has developed with members of our community.

Rabbi Dorsch currently serves as President of the Atlanta Rabbinical Association (ARA), a multi-denominational group representing nearly 100 rabbis living across the Metro Atlanta area. He also sits on the Boards of Trustees for the Jewish National Fund and the American Jewish Committee in Atlanta and is a member of the Community Advisory Board for the Holocaust Museum at Kennesaw State University. He is also a past member of USCJ’s Teen Engagement Committee, he recently completed eight years as Vice President of MERCAZ-USA, the Zionist arm of the Conservative Movement. Rabbi Dorsch is also a past fellow in Hazon’s Clergy Leadership Incubator Program.

After earning his B.A. degrees from Columbia University and the Albert A. List College at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Rabbi Dorsch received his rabbinical ordination and M.A. in Education from JTS, after being awarded the Reverend Zvi Hirsch Masliansky Prize for Homiletics, he served as an associate rabbi for six years in Livingston, New Jersey.
In 2023, Rabbi Dorsch was selected as a “40 Under 40” winner for the Atlanta Jewish Times. He can’t wait to meet you for coffee (although he will have the iced tea) and tell you about the new and exciting things taking place at Etz Chaim. Rabbi Dorsch and his wife Amy, an educator at the Epstein School, are the proud parents of Zev and Haley.