The standard by which we should evaluate all rabbis is “Are they qualified to sit on the national court of Israel?”
99% will fall short of this standard.
100% should never stop striving for this standard.
The point is to keep your eye on the ball.
In order to bring the halakhic system back to life, we need 120 competent judges.
Not small-minded and semi-literate purveyors of charisma, dogma, snake oil, nostalgia, fantasy, spiritual materialism, or any other mind-constricting social opiates.
Actually competent judges.
Wise masters of our laws, our traditions, our texts, and our spirit, along with all the sciences necessary to unpack and develop the halakhic project.
Who will they be?