Hidden gems of Israel through the eyes of Shakked, an Israeli tour guide with a spicy personality, who takes you on a journey off the beaten path and breathes life into history through compelling stories and witty dialogues.

Most visitors to Israel face an important task: crossing the highlights off their list. How can you return from Israel and say you didn’t visit the Wailing Wall? Or Masada? Or the Sea of Galilee? After guiding countless tours through the highlights, Shakked realized that they can never replace the excitement of discovering a hidden gem.

Native to Israel for 10 generations, Shakked knows the land like the back of her hand. She always treasured the hidden depth and beauty Israel has to offer and regretted she couldn’t share it with her visitors. She was saddened thinking about all the secret corners most visitors will never get to see.

Not everyone can live in Israel, but for everyone, it is a spiritual home. It is the cultural cradle of our civilization, and it formed our lives the way we know it. Nonetheless, most people will never get to visit Israel, and even the ones that do will never stay long enough to unveil the secret beauty marks it bears.

In her book Secret Israel, Shakked reveals the Israel that she knows and loves, the one most people never get to see. Hidden sites off the beaten path are presented to the listener from a personal angle of a 10th-generation native Israeli Jewess with a spicy personality, guaranteeing a fun listen.

The historical information in this book is backed with academic citations, and the sites were carefully chosen to survive the test of time. Whether you’re interested in learning more about Israel or planning to visit it next year or next decade, this book will always remain relevant.

The Author: Shakked Beery—The Wandering Jewess

Speaker. Tour Guide. Author.

Native to the land for 10 generations, Shakked and Israel are one.