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How to pick the best mortgage deal as base interest rate is frozen
Our personal finance expert Rosanna Spero explores the best deals on the market
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Israel is the most expensive country in the developed world
New data shows that Israel's cost of living is the highest among developed nations
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How I took control of spiralling food bills by decluttering my kitchen storage
A home edit has helped Rebbetzin Ilana Epstein bring things under control
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Top tips for reducing food bills by decluttering your kitchen storage
Expert Debbie Paster helped Rebbetzen Ilana Epstein to take control of her cupboards
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Nine in ten of Germany’s Jewish pensioners live below the poverty line
Central Welfare Board of Jews in Germany demands action is taken to address crisis
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Low cost, high nutrition
Rising food prices don't need to hijack healthy eating
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Keep calm and carry on cooking
Meet Tamar Adler - America’s Queen of Leftovers
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Beetroot and puy lentils with horseradish and dill
A hearty one pot with Ashkenazi vibes
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Top of the pots
Alan Rosenthal, one-pot cooking expert, shares his top tips with Victoria Prever
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‘Be like the jazz pianist Keith Jarrett’ Chief Rabbi tells Anglo-Jewry
Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis invokes tale of legendary keyboards player's famous 1975 concert in inspirational speech about weathering the hardships of cost-of-living crisis
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Eat well, spend less: Keep it seasonal for lower cost chagim
Think seasonal for the High Holy Days to keep catering costs down
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We must act now to combat cost of living crisis
As families struggle to pay the bills, here’s how shuls and community institutions can adapt
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Rabbi Romain says he'll keep his shul doors open so needy can stay warm
Maidenhead rabbi offers the reassurance as the economic and energy crisis bites
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Cost of Living: Summer snack survival kit
How to eat well and spend less during the school holidays
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United Synagogue to tackle food poverty
It comes as Jewish charities have warned the cost-of-living crisis is expected to get worse with demand for help doubling across some services
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Jewish single mother: ‘Struggling with the bills takes you to a dark place mentally’
As the kosher cost of living crisis deepens, the JC spoke to one mum
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