📤 Send a WhatsApp Message to Someone
Use WhatsApp via Email: an email to the service address, the phone number in the subject, your text in the body — and the recipient gets a WhatsApp message. Step-by-step instructions.
💡 A short guide
WhatsApp Without a Smartphone — Here Is How to Do It from Email
No smartphone, or no WhatsApp on it — but you need to send a message, get a reply, follow a group or post an announcement to your community? Each of those needs is covered by one of the four wa kosher services, and all of them work from your email inbox. WhatsApp without a smartphone, without an app, for free.
What Do You Need? Here Is the Matching Service
📥 Receive WhatsApp Replies
The same service, in reverse: when the recipient answers you on WhatsApp, the reply lands in your inbox. Send WhatsApp without WhatsApp — and get the answer back.
📋 Follow Groups Without Being Inside Them
Subscribe to the WhatsApp group digest by email and receive only the new messages, at the frequency you set for each group.
💬 See the Group in a Familiar Screen
The message viewer in the member area shows the conversation in a WhatsApp Web layout, read-only and fully safe.
📢 Post an Announcement to a Group or Channel
Gabbaim and admins use Email to Group: an email with a keyword in the subject — and the message is posted to the group or channel.
Why Is This Even Possible Without a Smartphone?
WhatsApp Runs on Our Side, Not Yours
The wa kosher system is connected to WhatsApp on our servers. You talk to it by email only, and it translates between the two worlds.
Email Is the Only Interface
All you need is an inbox — on a computer, a tablet or any device. No app, no QR code, no WhatsApp number of your own.
Safe and Time-Limited
Group messages are kept for 14 days and media for 3 days, then deleted. Files are scanned by antivirus. The service pauses on Shabbat and holidays.
Who Uses WhatsApp Without a Smartphone?
Kosher Phone Owners
Our largest audience. Here is how WhatsApp reaches a kosher phone — through email.
Offices and Institutions
Secretariats, synagogues and schools that send and post messages from the computer, without a dedicated phone.
People Who Left the Smartphone Behind
Those who chose a life without a screen in their pocket, and still need to be reachable for family and work.
Frequently Asked Questions about WhatsApp Without a Smartphone
How can I send WhatsApp without WhatsApp and without a smartphone?
Write a regular email to the service address with the recipient's phone number in the subject line. Our system turns the email into a WhatsApp message and sends it. When the recipient replies, the answer arrives in your inbox.
Do I need to install software or sign up?
Sending and receiving messages by email requires no signup and no installation — just an email inbox. For the groups newsletter and the message viewer you sign up in the member area with a Google account.
What is the difference between the group digest and the message viewer?
The group digest is an email that arrives at a fixed frequency with the new messages. The message viewer is a WhatsApp-Web-style screen in the member area where you see the whole conversation, read-only. Both are part of the same service.
Is the service really free?
Yes. wa kosher is a free public service. It runs on weekdays and pauses on Shabbat and Jewish holidays.
⚠️ Important to Know
wa kosher is an independent service and is not affiliated with WhatsApp Inc. Messages sent through the service are subject to fair-use rules. Use is subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
📞 Not Sure What Fits You?
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