How much is a kosher phone plan with a USA number?
BitLink Kosher+ is $24.99 per month and includes a local US number attached to the kosher line, with the first three months at $19.99. That covers 5,000 minutes of Israeli calling, 150 minutes of outbound calling to US and Canadian numbers, and an incoming US, Canadian, or UK local number that family abroad can dial as a local call. VAT is included. The international number is normally a $9.99/month add-on on other BitLink plans, so on Kosher+ it is effectively bundled into the plan price rather than charged separately. Kosher lines require a certified kosher phone and a physical SIM, and remain voice-only.
Can a kosher phone in Israel have a US number?
Yes. The kosher line keeps its Israeli number on the certified kosher range, and a local US, Canadian, or UK number is attached to the same line for incoming calls. When someone dials the US number from America, it is a local call for them, and the kosher phone in Israel rings like any other incoming call. Nothing about the device changes — it is still a certified kosher phone with no data, no internet, and no SMS. The international number only carries voice calls in.
Does the US number on a kosher line receive text messages?
No. Kosher lines are voice-only by design, and that applies to the international number as well — it carries incoming phone calls and nothing else. No SMS, no verification codes, no data. This is deliberate: a kosher line is certified on the basis that it does not send or receive text messages, and BitLink does not offer a way around that on kosher plans. If you need a US number that receives bank and service verification texts, that works on BitLink's standard plans, where the same $9.99/month add-on does receive US SMS — but it requires a standard, non-kosher phone and line.
Do my parents pay international rates to call an Israeli kosher phone?
Not with the included number. They dial a normal local number in the United States, Canada, or the United Kingdom, and their own carrier treats it as a local call — which on most plans there costs nothing extra. The call rings the kosher phone in Israel. Without an arrangement like this, family abroad has to dial +972 internationally or use calling cards, which is exactly the friction that stops grandparents from calling as often as they would like.
Is the line still kosher with an international number attached?
Yes. The Israeli number stays on the certified kosher number range recognized by Vaadat Harabanim L'inyanei Tikshoret (registered association no. 580440824), the rabbinical committee that oversees kosher phone service in Israel, and the phone must still be a certified kosher device on a physical SIM. The international number adds one thing only: a second way for calls to come in. It adds no data, no SMS, and no internet access. If your school, yeshiva, or community asks for specific certification details before you buy, support can confirm them first.
Is the included number new, or can I bring my existing US number?
The number included with Kosher+ is a new local number — you pick the country at checkout and choose from the numbers available in it. Bringing an existing US, Canadian, or UK number onto the line is a different service: it's a port, it takes 3 to 5 business days, and it carries a one-time fee plus the regular $9.99/month, so it isn't part of this offer. If everyone already has your old American number saved, porting may still be the right choice — support can walk through which one fits.
What happens to the price after three months?
The plan moves to its regular $24.99 per month and the international number stays included at no extra charge. There is no separate add-on fee later and nothing to cancel — the $19.99 introductory rate simply ends and billing continues at the standard Kosher+ price. You can cancel at any time.
How quickly can I get the SIM in Beit Shemesh?
Same day, on orders placed before 3pm — the kosher SIM is delivered to you in Beit Shemesh that afternoon rather than posted. Courier delivery also covers Jerusalem, Modiin, Beitar Illit, Beit Meir, Telstone, and Mevaseret, and anywhere else in Israel goes by Israel Post. Kosher plans are physical-SIM only, since certified kosher phones don't support eSIM, so the delivery is the activation — which matters most in the days before the school year starts, when a child's phone needs to be working now rather than next week.
Which is better for a child's first kosher phone, Kosher Basic or Kosher+?
Kosher Basic at $19.99/month is the simpler choice if everyone who calls the phone is in Israel: 5,000 Israeli minutes, voice-only, physical SIM. Kosher+ makes sense when family lives abroad — it adds 150 minutes of outbound US and Canada calling so the child can call grandparents directly, plus the included local number so grandparents can call in without dialing internationally. For the first three months both plans cost the same $19.99, so the practical question is simply whether there is family overseas who should be able to reach the phone easily.
