RUTH DORON DESIGNS

Gold Vermeil White Opal Pendant

Although relatively small the Israeli city Netanya is full of surprises!  “Burial caves from the Byzantine era” can be found during tours of the Beit Aharon Reservation, as well as soft-shell turtles.

Hiking trails, beaches, and museums each provide a variety of stimuli to the senses.  Israel is also home to featured jewelry designer Ruth Doron.

MORAN PORAT

Gold Plated Brass Necklace Nude-Grey
Fabric & Ribs Beads

Zefat, Israel is home to “an artist’s colony” where painters, sculptors and other craftsmen work in their studios, and put their wares on display in private galleries and alleyways.  Israel is also home to featured jewelry designer Moran Porat.

SHELLY DAHARI

24K Gold Plated Brass Wooden Bead
Two Zebra Necklace

Located near the Sea of Galilee, the Israeli city of Tiberias is a hub that offers interesting places to see. 

Mount Tabor and Megiddo National Park highlight historic, biblical sites including the ruins of King Solomon’s gates and the Valley of Jezreel. 

Israel is also home to featured jewelry designer Shelly Dahari.

IRIS SAAR ISAACS

22K Gold Plated Stainless Steel
Gather Earrings

There is plenty to do and see in one of Australia’s largest cities: Brisbane. 

The history buff can enjoy the Museum of Brisbane while the nature enthusiast can take in the floral displays at Brisbane Botanic Gardens.  

Australia is also home to featured jewelry designer Iris Saar Isaacs.

TOMER MATITYAHU

Oxidized and Sterling Silver
Cuff Bracelets

The Israeli city Tiberias, and its surrounding areas, rival its more high-profile counterparts Jerusalem and Bethlehem.  

Located near the Sea of Galilee, the city boasts a popular exhibit of a 2,000 year-old boat recovered during the lifetime of Jesus.  Israel is also home to featured jewelry designer Tomer Matityahu.

IFAT NESHER

Silver Feather Necklace with
Spanish Linen Threads

With a population of Americans, Canadians and Europeans the Israeli city of Netanya is truly unique.  

There is a golf course sprawled across the city’s landscapes as well as the gold sands of lengthy beaches.

Byzantine burial caves and strolling soft-shell turtles are other interesting, if not surprising, sights to see.  Israel is also the birthplace of featured jewelry designer Ifat Nesher.

LEETAL KALMANSON | LK DESIGNS

Gold and Black Sondra Cuff Bracelet

The Israeli city of Netanya is largely populated by English-speaking immigrants collectively from the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. 

However, the places to explore here are expressly Israeli.  The Beit Aharon Reservation highlights Byzantine era burial caves, and the Museum of Jewish Legions.

Israel is also home to featured jewelry designer Leetal Kalmanson.

YAEL FALK | YOOLA

Gold Crochet Pendant Necklaces
with Gemstones Bridesmaids Jewelry Set

Zefat City, located in Israel, is not only a hub for rabbinical studies, but is also an artist’s colony where crafts of precious metals, precious gems, and ceramics can be viewed.  Israel is also home to featured jewelry designer Yael Falk.

BOAZ KASHI JEWELRY

18K Red Gold Huge Ring with Diamonds

The “Roman style” Church of the Nativity, located in Bethlehem, Israel, sits atop a cave that is believed to be the birthplace of the Christ child.

Golden mosaics and gilded iconostasis are contained within its walls.  Israel is also home to featured jewelry designer Boaz Kashi.

IRITH MASHIAH

Sterling Silver & Amazonite Viking Knot Necklace

Despite the fact that it cannot sustain life forms, the Dead Sea, located between Israel, the West Bank and Jordan, holds therapeutic properties within its saline waters.

Israel is also home to featured jewelry designer Irith Mashiah.

ALON DILLER

.950 and Sterling Silver Aztec Gargoyle
Pendant Necklace with Calcite, Obsidian and Bronze

Israel’s ancient port city, Caesarea, is a virtual blast into the country’s past with attractions like Herod’s Harbor; the splendid Promontory Palace; and the Amphitheatre that has a breathtaking view of the Mediterranean.  Israel is also the birthplace of featured jewelry designer Alon Diller.

EHUD BARLEV | JULIELI JEWELRY

Gemstone Pendant Necklace

Built under the order of Constantine the Great, Israel’s Holy Sepulchre Church is a massive complex that highlights various locations of Christ’s somber journey to the cross.  Israel is also the home of featured jewelry designer Ehud Barlev. 

MONICA NABATI | MONICA DESIGNS



Gold-Filled Multi-Chain Necklace
with Swarovski Crystal Circle

Zefat City in Israel is one of the country’s four holy cities as it is a premier location for “kabbalistic and rabbinical studies.”  

Zefat City is also a center for great art with an abundance of painters, sculptors and other artisans.  Israel is also the birthplace of featured jewelry designer Moncia Nabati.

SHAY LAHOVER

There are fourteen remarkable stations along Jerusalem’s historical route known as the Via Dolorosa (Way of Suffering) in Israel. This centuries-old passage is the destination for thousands who want to trace the path Christ walked prior to the Crucifixion. Israel is also home to featured jewelry designer Shay Lahover.

Based on the jewelry items featured on his website, evil eye jewelry and hamsa pendant necklaces--what I consider to be mainstream--are not among the designs of Lahover’s exquisite designer jewelry collections.

His lux gold bead bracelets and gemstone necklaces, however, do reflect Old World artistry reminiscent of lavish ancient kingdoms.

The rich yellow hues of 22- and 24-karat gold along with the icy sheen of fine silver and platinum are stunning. Large faceted gemstones that include emerald, ruby, sapphire, opal, diamond and aquamarine placed within organic metal settings are quite simply gorgeous.

There is a beautiful peal ring wherein a glossy white pearl is held within a clasp of coiling gold; the design of a pair of earrings resemble white ball flowers the petals of which are outlined in gold. Each design is a different entity seemingly imbued with its own story.

His incredibly bold yet delicate fine jewelry takes inspiration from architecture, wrought iron, and ancient rosettes, and is the result of Lahover’s incorporation of time-honored techniques.

“I chose to remain loyal to the tradition of ancient and original jewelry,” he says. “I graduated from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem twenty-six years ago and I have taken the skills I acquired to create my jewelry.

I mold, flatten, solder, stretch, interweave and beat raw materials by hand until I achieve the details and textures I want.

Each item is one-of-a-kind and is made to adapt to the wearer; to ultimately become one with the wearer.”
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Photo 1 (top right): 22-Karat Yellow Gold Bracelet
Photo 2 (bottom left): 18-and 24-Karat Yellow Gold Rings with Black and White Diamond

NORITAMY JEWELRY

Israel’s ancient city of Caesarea, once the location for gladiator games and the home of Herod the Great, is now a cosmopolitan location of industrial parks, museums, universities, and hotels. Israel is also the home base for brand Noritamy Jewelry.

TZURI GUETA

Also known as The Noble Sanctuary, Israel’s Dome of the Rock is one of the world’s oldest shrines. It is located near the rock believed to be the place in which Biblical partriarch Abraham prepared his son, Isaac, for sacrifice . Israel is also the birthplace of featured jewelry designer Tzuri Gueta.

AMARO JEWELRY

The surviving portion of an enlarged platform that was part of Herod the Great’s expansion of Israel’s Temple Mount, the Western Wall remains a sacred site for pilgrimages and prayer. Israel is also the home base for jewelry brand Amaro Jewelry.

ADINA PLASTELINA

Situated in Tel Aviv, Israel are three magnificent skyscrapers that compose the Azriel Center. The center houses a mall, restaurants, and an 8-screen cinema. Israel is also home to jewelry designing team Adi Prachya and Sami Leder.

DAPHNA SIMON

The 13-mile long and 8-mile wide Sea of Galilee, in northern Israel, is actually a freshwater lake known to Israelis as Lake Kinneret.

It is the largest lake of its kind in the country, and its spiritual history draws annual tourists from around the world. Israel is also the birthplace of featured jewelry designer Daphna Simon.

YAEL KRAKOWSKI

The serene beauty of Ramat Hanadiv in Israel is a welcome change from the daily hustle and bustle.

The Visitors Pavilion leads us into a world of botanical wonder that spreads out over 1,000 acres. Israel is also the home of featured jewelry designer Yael Krakowski.