Ricka Van Leeuwen, at The Blogs

Jun 29, 2014, 12:21 PM

Individual Routines, Collective Longing: A Song to Bring Back Our Boys

It is a sheer privilege to be able to live in the Land of Israel. It's just not simple. I find myself explaining to my 1st grader, and even my 3-year-old, about why anyone would kidnap three teenage boys...

Mar 2, 2014, 10:28 AM

It’s all in the family: Israel real estate and Jewish geography

Israelis joke that if you meet another Israeli for the first time, and you don't know anyone in common, you just haven't spoken together for long enough. My parents and my husband's parents are Americans, and many of our...

Jan 1, 2014, 11:44 PM

Real estate in the Holy Land: The quick-turning money meter

The price on the 100 sq. meter empty lot kept rising – every few days the seller would hike it up another $10,000. In fact, the price on this Nachlaot, Jerusalem real estate property rose with such frequency that...

About Me

Ricka Van Leeuwen (Razel) owns and manages Uricka Homes Realty in Nachlaot, Jerusalem. As a center city representative to the Jerusalem municipality, Ricka is involved in enhancing community life on a political level as well. Born and raised in Nachlaot to American parents who made aliyah in the 70's, Ricka is a wife and mother of eight, and a musician like her Razel siblings, currently releasing a new song monthly.