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		<description>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 essays at mikewirthart.com.</description>
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	<title>Episode 24: Reclaiming the Future of Zionism with Eitan Chitayat</title>
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	<title>Episode 23: Jewish futurist Learning Spaces with Rabbi Charlie Schwartz</title>
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	<title>Episode 22: Future Judaism on Campus with Rabbi Daniel Levine</title>
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	<title>Episode 21: Psychology of the future with Shely Rachel Esses</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[In this episode of The Jewish futurism Lab, host Mike Wirth sits down with therapist Shely Rachel Esses, LMFT, to explore the psychology of the future self and what it takes to imagine a life beyond survival mode. Shely brings together clinical psychology, nervous system science, embodied healing, and Jewish spiritual wisdom to show how [&#8230;]]]></description>
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	<title>Episode 20: Painting Herzl in the Age of AI with Avraham Vofsi</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Mike Wirth talks with Israeli realist painter Avraham “Avi” Vofsi about classical oil painting, Jewish identity, and his AI assisted Theodor Herzl project. They explore how to use new tools without losing the human aura, and what Jewish images might look like in the future. Check out Avi&#8217;s beautiful artwork on his website and follow [&#8230;]]]></description>
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	<title>Episode 19 -Designing Shabbat: A UX Approach to Jewish Ritual Design</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 15:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Episode 18 &#8211; Here I Am: The Hineni Project, Bar Shechter z&#8221;l, and Painting Through Grief</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 02:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Episode 17- Recoding the Lehrhaus: Jewish Learning in the Future Tense</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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