This lecture was delivered on March 2, 2011 at an event organized by the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute of Metropolitan Chicago (www.JLIChicago.com).  Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski’s lecture entitled Attaining Happiness, addressed the misconception of happiness in today’s society and what we can do to find the answers to true happiness.

 

His presentation included a PowerPoint of interesting comics addressing happiness and self esteem.  Rabbi Dr. Twerski, who authored 5 books with the late Peanuts comic strips creator, Charles Schulz, showed how the wit and wisdom in the Peanuts comics offers tremendous insight into human psychology and what we can do about our shortcomings.