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The Jewish futurism Lab

Mike Wirth
Jewish Futurism
Shabbat
Judaism
Technology
Design Thinking
Jerusalem
Franz Rosenzweig
Creativity
Hugo Gernsback
Zionism
Israel
Torah
User Experience Design
Art Therapy
AI In Art
Mussar
Jewish Art
Jewish Identity
Amazing Stories
Science Fiction

The Jewish futurism Lab: Torah, Tech, Tomorrow is a creative audio laboratory where Jewish tradition meets design, technology, and speculative imagination. Host Mike Wirth explores Torah, myth, ritual, art history, and emerging tools like AI to prototype Jewish futures rooted in ethics, dignity, and meaning. New episodes blend story, studio practice, and future-thinking, with companion visuals and... more

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What makes a work of art Jewish when it does not announce itself with familiar symbols, dialogue, or plot? In this episode of the Jewish Futurism Lab, Mike Wirth speaks with Douglas Rosenberg, filmmaker, artist, theorist, and Vilas Distinguished Achi... more

In this episode of The Jewish futurism Lab, Mike sits down with historian, social worker, and activist Elisha Fine, founder of the Hatikvah Sticker Collective and a central organizer of the international hostage sticker movement. Together they unpack... more

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In this episode of Jewish futurism lab, host Mike Wirth sits down with Jewish filmmaker Noam Leibman, founder of Kavana Films, to explore how the camera can become a kind of kavannah practice in Jewish life. They talk about Noam’s journey from Minnes... more

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In this episode of The Jewish futurism Lab, host Mike Wirth sits down with his cousin, Cantor Hollis Schachner, to explore her future vision of cantors, community, and creativity. Hollis is a longtime spiritual leader and artist at Temple Shir Tikva ... more

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Noam Leibman
Israeli filmmaker, owner of Kavana Films
Kavana Films
Episode: Episode 27: Filming our future with Noam Leibman
Hollis Schachner
Cantor at Temple Shir Tikva
Temple Shir Tikva
Episode: Episode 26: The Future Song of Cantors with Hollis Schachner
Danny Burkeman
Senior rabbi at Temple Shir Tikva, Whalen, MA
Temple Shir Tikva
Episode: Episode 25: The Future Is a Torah Story with Rabbi Danny Burkeman
Eitan Chitayat
Writer and creative director behind I'm That Jew, collaborating on Is with Dr. Einat Wilf
Nady Branding Agency / I'm That Jew
Episode: Episode 24: Reclaiming the Future of Zionism with Eitan Chitayat
Rabbi Charlie Schwartz
Rabbi, co-founder and director of Lehrhaus Lehrhaus
Le Lehrhaus, Somerville
Episode: Episode 23: Jewish futurist Learning Spaces with Rabbi Charlie Schwartz
Daniel Levine
Hillel Rabbi and Jewish history professor at UC Irvine
UC Irvine, Hillel; host of the Fifth Question Podcast
Episode: Episode 22: Future Judaism on Campus with Rabbi Daniel Levine
Shely Rachel Esses
Licensed marriage and family therapist; certified psychosexual therapist; Kabbalist
Independent therapist; author/educator
Episode: Episode 21: Psychology of the future with Shely Rachel Esses
Avraham Vofsi
Israeli realist painter known for blending Renaissance technique with Jewish themes
Independent artist
Episode: Episode 20: Painting Herzl in the Age of AI with Avraham Vofsi
Erez Cohen
Israeli digital artist
Independent artist
Episode: Episode 16: The Digital Worlds of Erez Cohen

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Episode 23: Jewish futurist Learning Spaces with Rabbi Charlie Schwartz
Q: When you think 30 years into Lehrhaus's future, what impact do you hope to have societally and culturally?
Lehrhaus aims to be an expanding network of learning-centered spaces that make Jewish learning a core part of everyday life, foster deeper intercommunity connections, and bring the best of Jewish culture to a broader audience while maintaining a strong emphasis on in-person learning and hospitality.
Episode 21: Psychology of the future with Shely Rachel Esses
Q: What could someone do this week as a first baby step if they feel stuck or overwhelmed?
Choose one of four core areas—nutrition, movement, mindfulness, or guarding thoughts and speech—and commit to improving that area, since strengthening one area often strengthens the others and creates momentum.
Episode 21: Psychology of the future with Shely Rachel Esses
Q: How do you set people up to be futuristic in their thoughts?
I guide clients with guided visualization of their future selves, assign concrete steps (the magic ball exercise), and assess where they stand now to map a path forward, emphasizing slow, steady progress and keeping one foot in the present.
Episode 21: Psychology of the future with Shely Rachel Esses
Q: So what is unique about Jewish psychology, and when you take a class like psychology, do you say psychology of Torah or what was it called?
We call it Torah psychology, which looks at the soul and its attributes through the lens of Torah, translating that into practical steps—nutrition, movement, mindfulness, and guarding thoughts and speech—to shape behavior and emotional life.
EP 14- Papayas on the Moon- My Chat with Alejandro Glatt
Q: How are you incorporating Kabbalistic or mystical concepts into your installations?
I work with ideas like unlimited light (AIMSOFT) and abundance (Shefa), framing light as a connective force that mirrors Jewish cosmology and the idea that illumination can transform spaces and people alike.

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A thoughtful blend of Jewish memory, design thinking, and forward-looking tech, this show explores how culture, ethics, and imagination collide at the edge of AI, art, and tradition. Episodes center on identity, creative practice, and responsible innovation, with guests who bring art, design, and Jewish futurist perspectives to topics like AI in art, Shabbat and creativity, and practical community-building through design thinking. Notable is the emphasis on ethical stewardship, human dignity, and meaningful participation as technology accelerates, along with a recurring focus on memory, ritual, and memory-driven design.

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