BitLink × Sharfmans
This is the Sharfmans partner page with BitLink — orders placed from here are linked to the seminary automatically, nothing to type at checkout. A seminary year runs on a working Israeli number: the plans are $14.99–$39.99/month in USD with VAT included, parents pay from home with a regular US, UK, or Canadian card (no Teudat Zehut, no Israeli paperwork), and on an eSIM phone the number is live before the flight — she lands connected. Support is in English, from real people, on WhatsApp.
For most, Student 5G at $34.99/month: 50GB of data covers daily maps, group chats, and moderate streaming, with 5,000 Israel minutes and 1,000 SMS alongside. Light users can start at $14.99 with Basic, though 1GB rarely survives a seminary schedule. Everything is monthly with no commitment, so switching plans mid-year when real usage becomes clear costs nothing.
Order online any time before the flight — checkout takes minutes, in USD, with your own card and no Israeli documents. On an eSIM-compatible phone the activation QR code arrives by email within minutes; install it over home Wi-Fi and the Israeli number is live before boarding. The phone checklist for students lays out the full timeline, including the device questions to settle first.
Yes — the account, billing, plan changes, and support all work from abroad. Support is in English by WhatsApp, phone, and email, so if anything comes up mid-year, you can sort it directly without your daughter spending her seder time on hold with an Israeli call center.
Whatever suits: cancel (plans are monthly, no exit fees), pause for $10/month if she's coming back — the number and everything registered to it stays hers — or keep it running if she's staying. And every BitLink line is left open for porting out to any Israeli carrier, so the number is genuinely hers either way.
Order from home, install the eSIM over Wi-Fi before the flight, and her Israeli number works from the arrivals hall — rides, roommates, and madrichot all reachable from hour one.
USD pricing, VAT included, charged to your own card — a predictable amount every month, managed from home without needing your daughter to handle billing in Israel.
Orders from this page are tracked to the seminary through BitLink's partner program — same prices as everywhere on the site, at no cost to your family.
What stays clear
Student 5G — $34.99/month for 50GB of 5G data, 5,000 Israel minutes, and 1,000 SMS — fits a typical seminary year of navigation, group chats, and video calls home. Heavier streamers (or anyone hotspotting a laptop) fit Max 5G's 120GB at $39.99/month, which also includes 150 minutes of calling to US and Canadian numbers.
Some programs ask for filtering or specific device rules — check what applies for her year before buying anything. Both standard and kosher paths exist at BitLink, and support can tell you what students in similar programs typically use.
Add a US or Canadian local number to her line for $9.99/month — you dial a local number, it rings her phone in Israel, and it costs you what a local call costs. In the other direction, Max 5G includes 150 minutes of calling to the US and Canada.
Plans to compare
Message us what her program allows and how she uses her phone — a real person will point you to the right plan before you pay anything.
