>>Naively, I presumed that the very act of choosing to become a rabbi would somehow safeguard one from the religious mental wrestling so many of us go through at some point in time[.]>>
I'm not a rabbi yet, but from where I sit it seems pretty clear that the religious mental wrestling you describe is an important part of the path to the rabbinate. How could we serve our communities, how could we proffer answers or comfort, if we weren't ourselves engaged in this holy wrestle?
>>Naively, I presumed that the very act of choosing to become a rabbi would somehow safeguard one from the religious mental wrestling so many of us go through at some point in time[.]>>
I'm not a rabbi yet, but from where I sit it seems pretty clear that the religious mental wrestling you describe is an important part of the path to the rabbinate. How could we serve our communities, how could we proffer answers or comfort, if we weren't ourselves engaged in this holy wrestle?