At Judaica in the Spotlight, we enjoy trying new things. Especially, when it comes to art. There is just so much to discover! The perfect example is papercutting. Did you know that papercut art has been around for thousands of years? There is something very meditative to it. Practicing it requires your full concentration, otherwise […]
Category: Weddings
Meet The Jewellery Artist & Designer: Alon Shina
Photo: Courtesy of Alon Shina Tell us a little bit about yourself, your background, and what inspired you to become a jewellery designer. My passion for gems was born in 1993, when I was 22 years old, on an island in Thailand called Koh Phangan. I came upon a group of travellers, who had displayed […]
Meet The Photographer: Lior Moshe
Photo: Courtesy of Lior Moshe Photography Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Lior Moshe. I’m a photographer specializing in weddings, fashion, special events and culinary. I’ve been a professional photographer for over 15 years. My goal is to give my frames a unique vision to my own perspectives […]
Meet The Jewellery Designer: Ben Proctor of Benati
Photo: Courtesy of Benati Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Ben Proctor, I am 36 years old. I was born in London UK and moved to Israel when I was 6 years old. I am married and have 3 children. From an early age I had a strong […]
Meet The Artist: Oren Loloi of Papercuts by Oren
Photo: Courtesy of Oren Loloi Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in a tight knit Jewish community in the suburbs of New York. I made Aliyah to Israel, and have been living and working in Tel Aviv for over a decade. Now, all these years later, I’m happily […]
Meet the Judaica Artist & Textile Designer: Doron Zeevi
Photo: Courtesy of Doron Zeevi / Photographer: Daniel Lailah Tell us a little about yourself and your background. Doron Zeevi, a 45 year old textile and fashion designer graduating from the Department of Textile Design and Master of Design at Shenkar College in Ramat Gan. In the studio, I integrate fashion design for commercial companies […]
Meet The Ketubah Artist: Judith Joseph of Judith Joseph Studio
Photo: Courtesy of Judith Joseph Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in a very Jewish home. My father called us “non-observant Orthodox” because we knew the rules but didn’t necessarily follow them. My parents were intellectually curious, and conversation at home was nerdy: Judaism, history, […]
Meet The Wedding Planner & Event Manager: Yonina Spiegelman of Yonina Events
Photo: Courtesy of Yonina Events Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Yonina Spiegelman, CEO and Managing Event Producer at Yonina Events. Originally from the US, I moved to Israel when I was 10 years old and am currently based in Jerusalem. Yonina Events specializes in full service planning […]
Meet The Artist: Noa Attias
Photo: Courtesy of Noa Attias / Photographer: Efrat Cohen Art has been part of my Noa’s life since the day she was born and so it was only natural that she started making Paper cuts from her apartment in Jerusalem when she was still in her early twenties. She was a Graphic design artist then […]
Meet The (Wedding) Photographer: Daniel Notcake
Photo: Courtesy of Daniel Notcake Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born in the USSR, St Petersburg (Leningrad). I’m actually a quantum and statistical theoretical physicist with a maths/physics Olympiad background and my entire life is connected with math and IT. I transformed math background to digital marketing: it […]