Designs from the Holy Land

By Rachel Sokol

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ts common for women to feel a special, personal connection to their jewelry, especially if its a precious gift from a signicant other, or is intended to be a family heirloom of some sort. But when a necklace, earrings, bracelets or rings have a Biblical connection, the jewelry may feel even more signicant. Ruth Doron is an Israeli designer and a graduate of the Shenkar School of Design. She is the founder of Ruth Doron Designs, which specializes in silver jewelry for women. The company is located in the Holy Land, not far from Mt. Tabor, in Israel. Our most popular lines are our sterling silver spinning rings, our sterling silver stack rings, and our biblical jewelry, explains Ruth, who also spent many years creating silk pictures and scarves before turning to jewelry design. Our jewelry is unique. Each piece expresses a spiritual value, and we have a great assortment, she says. We design new items and collections all the time. Ruths biblical jewelry pieces are manufactured under the brand name Bramble Jewelry, named after the bramble tree, which is very famous in the Bible for the crown of thorns that was made of its branches and for its role in the parable of Jotham. This tree is still very common in our area, explains Ruth, who has three adult children with her husband Dr. Hagai Doron, a scholar of Bible and history. Ruths husband, sons, and daughter all help run Ruth Doron Designs and Bramble Jewelry. Gilad is a mechanical engineer and a very skilled goldsmith. Inbal, who usually represents the company at trade shows, is also a tourist guide in Jerusalem, and Omer is a jewelry photographer, says their proud mom. Hagai agrees, saying that, They are the next generation of

Ruth Doron Designs and biblical Bramble Jewelry. Working together strengthens the family and teaches good values. Hagai draws comparisons between the American work ethic and that of the ancient Hebrews. History teaches us that about 90% of the ancient Hebrews made their living from the family business of agriculture. The same is true for Americans since the Mayower until the 1820s. These two nations gave the world the spirit of freedom and democracy. We believe that these values of the one, the family, and society, are very connected to the family business structure. Ruths collections are inspired by her delicate style, by modern fashion trends, by biblical ideas, of course, and by the sites of the Holy Land. The company has the exibility to respond to almost all kinds of clients design and color requests. The eye can see that the jewelry is handcrafted, which is always more unique than machine-made jewelry, says Ruth, who likes to create beautiful things that leave customers satised. New collections for 2012 include stack rings, additional items with spiritual meaning, vermeil items (silver with elements of gold plate), and more. For more information, visit www.ruthdorondesigns.com or www.bramble.ruthdorondesigns.com/thedesigners.htm.

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