Author Description

This may be the most important book for Passover / Pesach besides the Haggadah! The Kuzari Argument, also known as the Kuzari Principle, is the backbone of Jewish tradition. A recent book, Breaking the Kuzari, purports to critique and dismantle the Kuzari Argument. The anonymous author has done a masterful job at dissecting the Kuzari, researching original source material, and presenting his case. His critique is thorough and logical, and the logic appears unassailable. The purpose of Restoring the Kuzari is to explain the Kuzari Argument and to demonstrate how Breaking the Kuzari makes common errors in its presentation of and critique of the Kuzari. The most important error people make (Breaking included) is to conflate what are actually two separate Kuzari Arguments. Based on this basic error, his thesis contains eight major fallacies, and rebutting them enables the reader to understand the Kuzari Argument more clearly. Restoring the Kuzariwill be interesting to anyone interested in the Kuzari Principle. Even someone who has not read Breaking the Kuzari or works of its genre will find the present book valuable in explaining in clear terms what the Kuzari Principle is and why it matters for Pesach / Passover and beyond.