Guides

Plain answers to the questions families ask about phones, with every source named.

  1. The Kosher iPhone: The Complete GuideWhat a kosher iPhone is, the three ways to get one, what each keeps and keeps out, and who can undo it.
  2. How to Make the iPhone You Already Own KosherKeep your iPhone, your number, your photos and your chats. What changes, what stays, and how to do it.
  3. Kosher Phones Explained: Every Kind, and How to ChooseEvery kind of kosher phone side by side: what it keeps, what it keeps out, what it really costs, and which fits whom.
  4. Your Child's First Phone: A Guide for Jewish ParentsWhen to give a first phone, which kind, the rules that work, and how to grow it with your child from 10 to the bar mitzvah and beyond.
  5. WhatsApp, Waze, Uber and Your Bank on a Kosher Phone: The App-by-App GuideThe apps families will not give up, one at a time: WhatsApp, maps, rides, banking, email, music and work.
  6. Can You Trust a Kosher Phone? 12 Questions to Ask Before You ChooseThe 12 questions to ask any kosher phone company before you pay, and how to tell a good answer from a bad one.
  7. Kosher Phones in Brooklyn: Set Up In Person on Coney Island AvenueGetting a kosher iPhone set up in person in Brooklyn: what to decide first, what to bring, and how to get to Coney Island Avenue.
  8. iPhone and Android Parental Controls: What They Really DoWhat Screen Time and Family Link really stop, what they do not, how to set them up well, and when a family needs more.
  9. Smartphone Addiction in 2026: The Numbers, the Signs, and What Actually HelpsThe real numbers on phone addiction, the signs, and what actually helps, with Shabbos as the model that already works.
  10. Kosher Android Phones: The Complete GuideWhat a kosher Android phone is, new phone or the one you own, what "locked" really means, and what to ask before you buy.
  11. Kosher WhatsApp: The Complete GuideWhat a kosher WhatsApp keeps and leaves out, what WhatsApp and the iPhone can set on their own, and 12 questions to ask before you choose.
  12. Is WhatsApp Safe for Kids? A Parent’s GuideWhat a child meets on WhatsApp, what the age rules say, what you can set yourself, and a step-by-step plan for a first WhatsApp.
  13. WhatsApp Parental Controls on iPhoneWhat parental controls WhatsApp and the iPhone really offer, what they cannot do, and what a parent can set with a service instead.
  14. WhatsApp Without Status, Channels and Meta AICan WhatsApp be used without Status, Channels, Communities and the AI chat button? What each one is, what you can turn off, and how.
  15. Kosher YouTube: The Complete GuideHow families keep the Torah classes and music on YouTube and leave the rest out: what YouTube and the iPhone can set, and what a service adds.
  16. YouTube Parental Controls: Shorts, Channels and Time LimitsEvery YouTube parental control a parent has today: Restricted Mode, supervised accounts, YouTube Kids, Shorts limits, and what is still missing.
  17. How to Use YouTube Without Shorts on iPhoneWhat Shorts are, what YouTube lets you turn off, the supervised-account Shorts limit, and how to keep YouTube on an iPhone without the endless feed.
  18. YouTube Kids or Regular YouTube? A Parent's GuideYouTube Kids, a YouTube account a parent manages, or regular YouTube with your own list of channels: what each shows a child, and who each fits.
  19. A Safe Browser for iPhone: What to Look ForWhat a safe browser on an iPhone should do, what Safari and Screen Time already do, what they leave open, and a checklist for any kosher browser.
  20. How to Summarize a Web Page on iPhoneThree ways to get a short summary of a long web page on an iPhone, what each needs, what to check, and how Summarize works in our browser.