Jerusalem Rebuilt, Boston Remixed: A Jewish Futurism Workshop

In this 75-minute, hands-on workshop, we will turn Lehrhaus into a pop-up Jewish futurist lab and remix Jewish life through sacred design practice. Anchored by a short reading from Boris Schatz’s 1924 utopian novella Jerusalem Rebuilt: A Daydream, we will explore how an earlier generation imagined Jewish futures built from technology, art, and Torah, then fast-forward to 2075 and beyond to sketch our own. Examples of Jewish ritual design will guide participants through a worldbuilding design process, brainstorming new possibilities for Jewish ritual, mapping out future scenarios, and creating fast visual and written sketches of practices and objects that could live in different worlds. By the end, you will have exercised your imagination as a Jewish futurist and left with at least one small design move you might actually try in 2026.

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Mike Wirth is a visual artist, futurist, and design educator whose work bridges contemporary art, technology, and Jewish identity. Known for large-scale murals, interactive installations, and public art projects that engage themes of social justice and cultural memory, he has spent over two decades shaping visual narratives that spark dialogue and reflection. His murals, digital exhibits, and publications have appeared across the United States, Europe and Israel, often in community-facing spaces that invite broad public engagement.