FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Happiness Hour -- Happiness and Religion

Welcome to Dennis Prager’s Timeless Wisdom. Each Monday through Saturday, you’ll hear some of Dennis’s best lectures, talks, and series—with brief commercial breaks. To get the ad-free version of this podcast, and to access the full library of lectures, talks, and shows, visit dennisprager.com. On Today’s Show:  Dennis debates liberal rabbi Michael Lerner on many of today’s important issues including their very different views on the failure of Barak’s offer (negotiated by President Clinton) to bring a lasting peace to Israel; what the next generation of Jews must do in order to remain Jewish and whether or not the U.S should invade Iraq and overthrow Saddam Hussein.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Originally broadcast on August 5, 2015. Dennis lists mistakes men make on first dates. Callers help out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Originally broadcast March 29, 2016. Dennis asks what two verses from the Bible have had the most impact on your life and you wish would impact people more. Dennis shares his selections. Callers weigh in.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Originally aired January 29, 2018. Dennis talks to Jordan Peterson, Professor of Psychology at the U. of Toronto. His new book is 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. This is the number one best-selling book on Amazon. He also teaches the latest video for Prager University. Dennis also talks to James O'Keefe, Founder of Project Veritas, His new book is American Pravda: My Fight for Truth in the Era of Fake News.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Originally aired August 23, 2019. Can you be happy even in the face of terrible tragedy? Dennis talks to Dina Hurwitz whose husband suffers from ALS.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Originally aired on May 10, 2019. Per usual, callers set the agenda. Issues raised include: how can you justify you can eating meat; why does anybody stay in California with its high cost of living and high taxes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Originally aired December 28, 2022. Did you propose and get turned down? Or did you turn down a proposal? How do you feel about it now?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Originally aired August 7, 2012. Dennis addresses the penultimate issue: why everything in life pivots on whether a good God exists. Without God, life is just a cosmic accident; nothing has any meaning; morality is subjective.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Originally aired on April 14, 2014. Tonight starts the Jewish holiday of Passover. Dennis explains. If you haven't uninstalled Firefox yet, do it now. We can't let this "thought police" behavior stand. Brandeis University has covered itself in shame.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Originally aired April 19, 2019. Easter and Passover fall on the same weekend this year. Dennis contemplates the positives to happiness of leading a religious life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.