Israeli native jewelry designer Neta Wolpe has gained world-wide reputation for her distinctive style. Neta Wolpe’s stylish items are displayed at shops across Israel and USA. In 1992, Neta Wolpe began her career as an independent jewelry designer. She now successfully runs her Jewelry design studio Neta Designs.
According to Neta, she learned her basic art skills from her mother. Later on, she graduated with honors the Omanit Art Academy.
Neta’s unique jewelry pieces are all handcrafted. Her works often combines a wide selection of materials that are meticulously chosen.
Neta’s handmade Jewish jewelry collection includes Star of David necklaces, Kabbalah pendants and much more. Some of her best selling items are sold at Judaism.com
This Star of David necklace, which is entirely handmade by Neta, is a great example. This unique necklace is sterling sliver set with semi-precious stones. These stones carry significance in Jewish traditions. Known as Hooshen stones, they are set according to an exact description in the Bible. Each stone stands for one of the twelve tribes of Israel, just like the high priests of the Israelites who wore an amulet with powerful stones.
The high priests, the Kohanim, who served God in the Tabernacle in the Sinai desert and at the temple in Jerusalem, wore a special breastplate, inserted with Choshen stones. According to the book of Exodus, the precious stones on the breastplate of the High Priest were engraved with the Hebrew names of the twelve tribes of Israel.
