Tag: judeo-futurism

  • AJS Perspectives Journal: The AI Issue

    AJS Perspectives Journal: The AI Issue

    I had the pleasure of contributing both an interview and original artwork to the cover and interior of the AI Issue of AJS Perspectives, published by the Association for Jewish Studies. The issue explores how artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape Jewish scholarship, pedagogy, and creative practice, and it was meaningful to participate in that conversation from both a visual and conceptual standpoint.

    Cover the AI Issue Summer 24′

    I especially enjoyed working again with Doug Rosenberg, whose editorial vision I deeply admire and with whom I have collaborated in the past. Doug thoughtfully framed the issue by placing two distinct but complementary approaches into dialogue. He focused on Julie Wietz’s use of the Golem as a performative and robotic avatar alongside my own work around Sar Torah, a model of generative knowledge that treats Torah as a living, evolving system rather than a static archive.

    Julie and I have also worked together previously, and seeing our practices paired in this context was especially rewarding. Her embodied, mythic approach and my systems-based, generative approach ask similar questions from different angles: how Jewish imagination, ethics, and inherited narratives shape our relationship to emerging technologies.

    Feature spread by Doug Rosenberg- AJS Perspectives Journal Summer 24′

    I also greatly enjoyed working with the editorial team to develop artwork that could serve as a cohesive visual theme for the issue. That collaboration gave me the opportunity to show my Jewish futurism work in action, not as speculation, but as a visual language actively engaging with contemporary Jewish scholarship. It felt meaningful to bring this work into conversation with this part of the Jewish academic world, where ideas, tradition, and future-facing inquiry meet.

    Overall, the experience reaffirmed for me that discussions about AI within Jewish Studies are ultimately about people, values, and responsibility. They ask how we carry tradition forward, how knowledge is generated and shared, and how creativity remains a sacred act even as our tools continue to evolve.

  • Rimon: The Cosmogranate, A Jewish futurism Interactive Light Installation

    Rimon: The Cosmogranate, A Jewish futurism Interactive Light Installation

    • Project Title: “Rimon: The Cosmograntate”
    • Project Type: Interactive Installation
    • Year Created: 2023
    • Technology: Controllable LED, ESP32 Microcontroller, WLEDs, Ultrasonic Sensors, Microphone input
    • Goal: Create an immersive space that reacts to participants’ audio and motion input.
    • Awards: 2023 Blumenthal Arts Fellowship Grant Winner

    “Rimon: The Cosmogranate” is an immersive art piece, inspired by the Hebrew word ‘rimon,’ meaning pomegranate. Its form mirrors the fruit, emitting a radiant significance. At its core, it merges art with interaction. Inner sensors respond to audience movement and sound input, translating presence and voice into a dynamic interplay of lights and sounds.

    This kinetic symphony crafts a unique and captivating experience that boasts shining over 14k LED lights. The project honors a tradition of Jewish ingenuity, echoing the pomegranate’s role in the Torah and the cherished Sukkah during Sukkot. Rooted in Mike Wirth’s Jewish futurism body of work, the project blends ancient wisdom with futuristic visions.

    illustration of Mike's cosmogranate.
    Mike’s original illustration that inspired the installation. (2021)

    This resonant symbol, shared across cultures and religions, serves as a unifying emblem. Here, technology, spirituality, and community converge, each light and sound carrying a timeless narrative. Step into this radiant realm, where history’s echoes meld with the pulse of innovation, weaving a tapestry of unity and celebration across generations.

    The Interaction

    Audio Input Test in Mike’s Studio (2024)

    Exhibitions

    Charlotte International Arts Festival

    Charlotte, NC, USA

    AUG – SEPT 2023

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    Art Fields

    Lake City, SC

    JUN – AUG 2024

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  • The Jewish futurist Manifesto

    The Jewish futurist Manifesto

    9–14 minutes

    Introduction: Why a Jewish futurism Manifesto

    Almost every modern era or movement of art has announced itself with a manifesto to declare what must come next. Often these manifestos of the past were blustery often spoke in the language of conquest. Most notably, the Italian Futurists (1909-1943) text glorified war, destruction, and exclusion of certain types of people. Unfortunately, their call for progress came at the expense of compassion and aligned themselves with fascism and antisemitism. For more insights, please read the previously wrote about the warnings that we can head from Italian Futurism in this article. Others defined themselves by what they rejected, not by what they hoped to heal.

    I wrote The Jewish futurism Manifesto as an act of tikkun, to repair that lineage. It reclaims the idea of the manifesto as a sacred, inclusive, and ethical declaration of creative purpose. Where earlier manifestos worshiped speed and dominance, this one turns toward kavvanah (intention), chesed (compassion), and tzelem Elohim (the divine image in all). Read more about Mussar, Jewish ethics here.

    We stand at a new threshold: between text and code, between human and machine, between memory and invention. Judaism, with its deep traditions of questioning, balance, and ethical creation, offers precisely the framework that modernity has lacked. This manifesto emerges from that realization that art, design, and technology can be Jewishly spiritual, halakhic, and humane.

    Where other groups intended to shatter, we intend repair. Where others sought power, we seek presence. Jewish futurism is not rebellion for its own sake, but a recommitment to the creative covenant that began at Sinai. To make the world more beautiful, conscious, and just.

    Throughout history, Jewish creativity has emerged in response to the extremes of its age. The Kabbalists of Safed (Tzfat, Israel) turned exile into cosmic repair; the artists of the Haskalah transformed enlightenment into moral awakening. From illuminated manuscripts to, the printing press, to digital light, Jews have continually reimagined how revelation meets reality. Jewish futurism continues this lineage, translating timeless values into the language of design and technology. It sees every tool, from ink to algorithm, as part of the same creative inheritance, each awaiting sanctification. Ours is not a rupture from tradition, but its renewal in the medium of the future.

    The Manifesto

    The Future is Jewish

    Jewish futurism envisions a world where Jewish wisdom, art, and halakhah evolve in dialogue with technological creation. We reject nostalgia as fear disguised as reverence. Tradition is not a cage but a scaffold for renewal. Jewish identity thrives through adaptation, spanning from parchment to print, from diaspora to data. We imagine futures where Torah and technology are not opposites but partners in creation. The Jewish future is not going to be inherited, it needs to be designed.

    Sar HaTorah vs. Golem Mindset

    Jewish futurism begins where two myths meet: the Sar HaTorah, the angel of instant wisdom, and the Golem, the creature of blind obedience. One represents revelation without readiness; the other, power without conscience. Both warn of imbalance. The Sar blinds with too much light; the Golem crushes with too much force. Jewish futurism seeks a third way by introducing a design ethic that blends divine insight with moral integration. Our task is not to summon knowledge nor to manufacture strength, but to cultivate binah, discernment. In the age of AI, this means we pursue creativity with kavvanah (intention) and gevurah (restraint), so that what we build remains worthy of the divine image in which we were formed.

    Technology as Sacred Instrument

    Technology is never neutral. Each codebase, algorithm, and interface embodies human ethics. Jewish futurism treats technology as a potential kli kodesh, a vessel for holiness, when guided by Halakhah and Mussar. Like Betzalel and the artisans of the Mishkan, we design not for utility alone but for meaning. AI and creative machines can assist, but they cannot own intention. Tzelem Elohim makes moral authorship a human mitzvah. When we design with reverence and responsibility, innovation itself becomes my concept of Hiddur Olam, the beautification of the world.

    Speculative Imagination is Torah

    To imagine is to interpret. Prophets, mystics, and sages were Jewish Futurists long before the term existed. The Zohar’s visions, the debates of the Talmud, and the architectural dreams of the Temple are all acts of sacred speculation. Jewish futurism extends this lineage into art, design, and digital creation. Speculative fiction and AI-generated imagery become new midrashim, helping us ask: What does redemption look like in an age of code? What new mitzvot emerge when creativity itself becomes shared with our tools? If we aren’t asking these questions then we aren’t really looking at these technologies seriously as a people worthy of wielding it and will unfortunately become victim of it if we don’t take our rightful place as spiritual designers.

    Diaspora, Zion, and the Digital Beit Midrash

    Jewish peoplehood has always been networked. From Babylon and Jerusalem Talmuds to the Sefaria.org, our collective consciousness and knowledge move with us. The digital realm is today’s Beit Midrash, a study hall without walls. Wherever Jews gather, be it in sanctuaries, studios, or shared screens, Shekhinah shruyah beynayhem, the Divine Presence dwells among them. The next Zion may be both physical and virtual, both rooted and planetary. Jewish futurism honors multiplicity as our strength and connectivity as our new covenant.

    Rituals for the Coming Age

    Every generation reshapes ritual. The sages debated how to light candles or bind tefillin and we now ask how to sanctify the click, the stream, the prompt. AI-generated liturgy, AR sukkot, or blockchain tzedakah are not departures from tradition but continuations of its creative evolution. Halakhah is a living design system that adapts intention to circumstance. To innovate within it is to participate in revelation itself. The question is never only “Can we build it?” but “Can it carry holiness?”

    Memory as Living Code

    Jewish memory is dynamic, recursive, alive. To remember is to remix, to link past and future through creative continuity. AI and design tools can help us recover lost melodies, visualize midrashim, and illuminate forgotten voices. But data alone is not zekher, memorial. Memory without relationship becomes archive, not covenant. Jewish futurism calls us to use digital recall as teshuvah to renew moral awareness, not mere nostalgia.

    Justice and Halakhic Design

    Tikkun Olam, beautifying the world, remains the core program of Jewish futurism. We code, design, and build through chesed (kindness) and yirah (awe). Halakhah becomes a form of systems design when we build a moral architecture balancing din (structure) and rachamim (compassion). We recognize the commandment lo ta’amod al dam re’echa, do not stand idly by, as an ethical requirement for algorithmic justice, environmental stewardship, and digital accessibility. To design ethically is to fulfill mitzvah.

    Art as Prophecy, Design as Teshuvah

    The artist stands between the Sar HaTorah and the Golem, by receiving insight yet shaping it responsibly. Art is prophetic when it awakens conscience, not when it predicts trends. Design becomes teshuvah when it restores balance between human and machine, intention and automation. Jewish futurism teaches that the act of creation must include reflection that supports the feedback loop of soul and system. To make without reflection is to build a Golem; to seek revelation without preparation is to summon the Sar. To create with awareness is to become a partner in tikkun.

    The Messianic and the Real

    Jewish futurism lives between utopia and maintenance, between the dream and the debug. We do not await redemption as download or singularity; we construct it through ethical iteration. L’taken olam b’malchut Shaddai, to repair the world under divine sovereignty now includes building technologies that emulate divine attributes like compassion, humility, and restraint. Every ethical choice is a small redemption, a patch to the cosmic code.

    A Shared Horizon of Jewish Becoming

    Jewish futurism is not one style, and it is not one door into tomorrow. Some of us arrive as Merkavah Mystics, building visionary symbols and dream logic. Some arrive as Constructivist System-Builders, treating typography, image, and structure as the scaffolding of new worlds. Some arrive as Civic Blueprint Futurists, designing society forward through public space, planning, and collective infrastructure. Others are Archive-to-Future Salvagers, gathering fragments of story, object, song, and memory as raw material for what comes next. Others are Diaspora Worldbuilders, shaping Jewish futures through language, publishing, education, and cultural networks. And some are Ritual Prototype Designers and Ethical Speculators, turning Jewish practice into a living design lab where values lead and the future is built on purpose. Different lenses, same horizon. We are all staring at the same point in the distance, and arguing with it, praying with it, designing toward it, because the future is not a place we wait for. It is a place we make.

    Becoming Future Ancestors

    To be Jewish is to live across time and to carry memory forward and design possibility backward. Jewish futurism asks us to leave behind moral infrastructure, not just digital traces. The mitzvah of areyvut, mutual responsibility, extends to those who will inherit our algorithms, our art, and our stories. We are not only descendants of Sinai; we are its next iteration. To design consciously is to code for eternity.

    Collective Imagination and Creation

    Jewish futurism is a collective project: part yeshiva, part studio, part lab. It belongs to all who seek to sanctify imagination. We will build this future together, not as masters of machines but as students of wonder. The choice before us is ancient. Should we create as the Golem, blindly powerful, or as the Sar HaTorah, radiantly wise. Or should we find the sacred balance between them, where halakhah, creativity, and humility converge.

    Let us design toward Hiddur Olam, a world made more beautiful through seeking wisdom, restraint, and awe.

    Works Cited (MLA) Updated, with Sar HaTorah + Golem sources added

    Fishbane, Eitan. “Tikkun Olam: Repairing the World, Healing God in Kabbalistic Thought.” The Jewish Theological Seminary, 17 July 2023, https://www.jtsa.edu/event/tikkun-olam-repairing-the-world-healing-god-in-kabbalistic-thought/. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

    Han, Jae Hee. “Angelic Contemplation in the Sar Torah and the Prognostic Turn.” Prophets and Prophecy in the Late Antique Near East, Cambridge University Press, 26 Oct. 2023, https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/prophets-and-prophecy-in-the-late-antique-near-east/angelic-contemplation-in-the-sar-torah-and-the-prognostic-turn/C8EE08B1543602E7BFC79CF912D8331A. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

    Jones, Jonathan. “‘We Will Glorify War – and Scorn for Women’: Marinetti, the Futurist Mussolini Sidekick Who Outdid Elon Musk.” The Guardian, 9 Jan. 2025, https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/jan/09/marinetti-the-futurist-mussolini-sidekick-who-outdid-elon-musk. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

    Kaval, Allan. “Rome Exhibition on Futurism Exalts the Italian National Narrative.” Le Monde (English edition), 20 Apr. 2025, https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2025/04/20/rome-exhibition-on-futurism-exalts-the-italian-national-narrative_6740429_23.html. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

    Library of Congress. “Manifesto of the Futurist Painters.” Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667100/. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

    Leiman, Shnayer Z. “The Golem of Prague in Recent Rabbinic Literature.” The Seforim Blog, 3 May 2010, https://seforimblog.com/2010/05/golem-of-prague-in-recent-rabbinic/. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

    Marinetti, F. T. “Manifesto of Futurism.” Design Manifestos, 1909, https://designmanifestos.org/f-t-marinetti-manifesto-of-futurism/. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

    Robinson, Ira. “The Golem of Montreal.” Jewish Review of Books, 5 Oct. 2022, https://jewishreviewofbooks.com/jewish-history/12566/the-golem-of-montreal/. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

    Sefaria. “The Torah and the Angels.” Sefaria: Topics, https://www.sefaria.org/topics/the-torah-and-the-angels. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

    “Golem Legend.” YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe, https://encyclopedia.yivo.org/article.aspx/Golem_Legend. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

    Areyvut (ar-AY-voot) ערבות
    Mutual responsibility. The idea that Jewish life is bound up together, ethically and practically.

    Beit Midrash (BAYT MEE-drash) בית מדרש
    A Jewish study hall. In this article, a metaphor for shared learning spaces, including digital ones.

    Binah (BEE-nah) בינה
    Discernment and understanding. Not just knowledge, but the ability to interpret wisely and act well.

    Chesed (KHEH-sed) חסד
    Lovingkindness. A core ethical trait and a guiding value for design choices.

    Din (deen) דין
    Judgment or structure. Often paired with compassion to describe balanced moral systems.

    Gevurah (geh-VOO-rah) גבורה
    Strength and restraint. Power that is disciplined, bounded, and ethically contained.

    Halakhah (hah-lah-KHAH) הלכה
    Jewish law and practice. A living system that guides behavior, ritual, and communal norms.

    Haskalah (hah-skah-LAH) השכלה
    The Jewish Enlightenment, associated with modern education, literature, and cultural transformation.

    Hiddur Olam (hee-DOOR oh-LAHM) הידור עולם
    Beautifying the world. A framework where creativity and design serve ethical repair and sacred purpose.

    Kavvanah (kah-vah-NAH) כוונה
    Intention. The inner direction behind an act, not only the visible outcome.

    Kli Kodesh (klee KOH-desh) כלי קודש
    A vessel of holiness. A tool or object used in service of sacred purpose.

    Merkavah (mehr-kah-VAH) מרכבה
    Chariot mysticism. Jewish visionary tradition centered on symbolic, otherworldly imagery.

    Midrash (MEE-drash) מדרש
    Interpretive teachings that expand Torah through story, commentary, and imagination.

    Mishkan (MISH-kahn) משכן
    The Tabernacle. A model for sacred making guided by craft, structure, and intention.

    Mussar (MOO-sar) מוסר
    Jewish ethical discipline focused on refining character traits through practice and reflection.

    Rachamim (rah-khah-MEEM) רחמים
    Compassion or mercy. Often paired with din to describe moral balance.

    Shekhinah (sheh-khee-NAH) שכינה
    The indwelling Divine Presence. In rabbinic language, presence that dwells among people gathered with intention.

    Tikkun Olam (tee-KOON oh-LAHM) תיקון עולם
    Repairing the world. Often used for social responsibility, with roots in Jewish mystical language of repair.

    Teshuvah (teh-shoo-VAH) תשובה
    Return and repair. A process of course-correction, not just regret.

    Tzelem Elohim (TSEH-lem eh-loh-HEEM) צלם אלוהים
    The divine image in every human being. A foundation for dignity, ethics, and responsibility.

    Zekher (ZEH-kher) זכר
    Covenantal remembrance. Memory that stays relational and morally active, not just archived.

    Zion (tsee-YOHN) ציון
    A layered term meaning Jerusalem and the symbolic center of Jewish peoplehood, longing, and future-building.

  • Dreaming in Neon:

    Dreaming in Neon:

    How Jewish Futurism Connects Our Past to the Worlds We Have Yet to Build through Creative Action

    By: Mike Wirth

    I often say that I found my Jewish spirituality on the bridge of the Enterprise. In 2019, my love for sci-fi and the many amazing stories, myths and legends in the Jewish canon inspired me to begin making Jewish Futurist artwork and stories. Initially, I approached my Jewish Futurism project as something entirely new to me and was an artistic frontier I felt empowered to explore and innovate. Yet, the deeper I ventured into its history, the clearer it became that I wasn’t inventing anything novel but reconnecting with a visionary legacy deeply embedded within Jewish thought and creativity. Recognizing this heritage has profoundly empowered me as an artist and designer. It has also shown me that the future, like design itself, is fundamentally a team sport, thriving when we create collectively and collaboratively. As I journey boldly into new creative worlds, I continually ask: how might emerging technologies and speculative storytelling expand our sense of what it means to be Jewish?

    Recognizing Futurism as inherently Jewish matters deeply today. In a world experiencing rapid technological advancement and cultural shifts, understanding that Futurism is deeply rooted in Judaism is essential. Realizing innovation and speculative thought aren’t new but are foundational to Jewish identity gives us powerful tools to navigate contemporary challenges. I’ve learned that Jewish identity has always been a continuous process of reinterpretation and reinvention. Traditions evolve, stories adapt, and rituals transform. In my artistic practice, I actively engage with this tradition of innovation by creating neon-infused aesthetics, speculative narratives, and AI-integrated rituals that explore contemporary Jewish life and spirituality.

    In Wirth’s digital illustration, “No weapon formed against me shall prosper”, his hamsa amulet turns into a functional shield to demonstrate the power of a speculative design of spiritual-technology.

    The contemporary wave of Jewish Futurism, evident in neon aesthetics and bold imaginative storytelling, represents the latest chapter in an ancient story of reinvention and visionary thinking. It’s deeply connected to broader cultural Futurisms, including Afrofuturism and Indigenous Futurism, which reclaim historical narratives while envisioning new futures. A powerful example of cross-cultural futurist collaboration is Wakanda, the Afrofuturist society in Marvel’s Black Panther, created in 1966 by Jewish comic writers Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Later expanded asynchronously by Black creators like Marvel artist Billy Graham in 1974, though asynchronously in method, the development of Wakanda highlights the transformative power of collaboration and cultural exchange—principles central to my approach to Jewish Futurism. I envision Jewish Futurism similarly flourishing through dialogue, learning from, and uplifting other futurist movements to build a collective, visionary future. Just as Afrofuturism reclaims history through sci-fi and technology, Jewish Futurism draws on Jewish history and spirituality to construct new speculative identities. That clearly makes me wonder what a synchronous or intentional futurist collaboration between the two movements looks like?

     Jewish tradition treats time as cyclical rather than linear, an approach distinctly aligned with futurist thinking, where past, present, and future dynamically interact. I’ve always found this cyclical concept of time particularly inspiring: it isn’t merely memory-based, but anticipatory. The Jewish calendar intertwines historical remembrance with a continuous vision of the Messianic Age, guiding ethical decisions across generations. Every Shabbat offers a glimpse of the ideal world we aim to build. This way of thinking about time aligns closely with my creative work and the speculative fiction, digital media, and futurist designs I admire.

    Architects of the Unseen: Jewish Artists and the Futurist Mindset

    Jewish creativity has embodied futurist thought throughout history, particularly during artistic and intellectual breakthroughs. Learning about El Lissitzky’s (1890–1941) Had Gadya series (1919), which transformed a traditional Passover song into abstract Suprematism, deeply influenced me. His work wasn’t just artistic experimentation—it was visionary, imagining a liberated Jewish future through visual language. Similarly, Marc Chagall’s (1887–1985) surrealistic paintings like I and the Village (1911) weren’t just nostalgic; they projected mystical futures. The innovative designs of Bauhaus architect Erich Mendelsohn (1887–1953), including the Einstein Tower (1921), similarly anticipate new Jewish identities through dynamic, visionary architecture.

    A page from El Lissitsky’s illustrated Had Gadyad (A traditional Passover song) from 1919 demonstrates futurist aesthetics applied to traditional content.

    The Golem legend associated with Rabbi Judah Loew of 16th-century Prague provides an early exploration of artificial intelligence and ethical creation, echoing contemporary discussions in my own work and research around AI ethics. Similarly, the Sar Torah tradition in Kabbalah, in which letters of the Torah are endlessly recombined to generate new insights, resonates strongly with my contemporary experiments with AI-driven Torah study. The legend speaks of summoning an angel to teach Torah on demand, an idea akin to algorithmic knowledge generation in modern AI tools. I’ve seen some attempts on OpenAI’s website, but imagining a self-aware “HashemGPT” is exciting and terrifying.

    Jewish intellectuals significantly shaped avant-garde movements through innovative methodologies deeply rooted in abstraction and adaptation. When El Lissitzky designed his “prouns,” he wasn’t simply creating abstract forms; he was actively shaping new visions of spatial possibilities. Erich Mendelsohn’s architecture similarly embodied dynamic motion, symbolizing Jewish resilience. Studying these artists has profoundly impacted how I approach my own speculative design practice, encouraging me to envision meaningful and adaptable futures. These forms and aesthetics successfully connected to the “universal,” acting as gateways into Jewish thought for the wider world.

    Much like the supernatural adventures of Moses and Ezekiel, the realm of science fiction and superheroes has been profoundly influenced by themes and symbols from Jewish stories. Hugo Gernsback (1884–1967), founder of Amazing Stories (1926), coined the term “science fiction,” profoundly shaping the genre. Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series (1951–1993) directly engaged with the preservation of knowledge, influencing modern thought on technology and ethics. William Tenn’s On Venus, Have We Got a Rabbi (1974) playfully merged Jewish identity with extraterrestrial society, highlighting how speculative fiction uniquely addresses identity and existential questions.

    Jewish creators have left a profound legacy in speculative fiction. Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and A Clockwork Orange (1971) deeply explored human morality and existential questions through futurist storytelling. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster’s Superman (1938) reshaped storytelling, directly connecting Jewish themes of exile and sanctuary with futurist imagination through Superman’s Fortress of Solitude, a symbol of refuge and transformation.

    Scene from Superman II (1980), where Superman interacts with an AI hologram of his deceased father. The Fortress of Solitude symbolizes a futuristic Jewish value of L’Dor V’Dor (generational knowledge transfer), image is property of Warner Bros.

    Partners in the work of creation: Going forward

    Today, Jewish Futurism continues these historical legacies within global speculative culture. In my own practice, I utilize AI-generated imagery and digital tools to conceptualize futuristic Jewish spaces and rituals. This process mirrors traditional midrashic reinterpretations—making Jewish narratives relevant and resonant for contemporary generations. Experimental art, VR storytelling by the TorahVR project, neon Hebrew typography by artists like Hillel Smith, and innovative biomaterials by designers like Neri Oxman demonstrate how traditional Jewish practices meaningfully evolve. Core Jewish values of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), Kavanah (focused intention), and L’Dor V’Dor (generational knowledge transfer) guide my futurist creativity, emphasizing ethical engagement, meaningful innovation, and continual adaptation.

    Understanding Futurism as a deeply Jewish impulse doesn’t merely enrich our historical perspective—it empowers us as contemporary creators, thinkers, and innovators. The Talmud says we are to partner with Hashem in the work of creation and equipped with this knowledge, we can confidently shape our future, build meaningful new traditions, and actively collaborate with diverse communities. Our shared futures depend on our courage to dream out loud, innovate collectively, and proudly carry forward the visionary spirit at the heart of Jewish identity.

    Wirth’s digital illustration “Atzelut” (2022) dreams of using spiritual-technology to travel across time and space towards great connection to the universe.