Your first 10 minutes
Getting Started
You do not need a finished family tree or a box of scanned photographs. Begin with one family, one person, one item, and one date.
New purchases are paused while Pinkas finalizes and publishes the complete pricing and access terms.
1. Create your family
Enter your phone number to open an existing family archive or start a new one. We will text you a six-digit code. It expires after 10 minutes.
After sign-in, choose a family name and review the current access terms before confirming payment.
2. Invite a relative
If invitations are available for your family access, open Family settings and invite a relative. Choose their access before sending the invitation. Review which people and material it includes; signing in does not grant access beyond the invitation.
3. Add the first person
Open Family Tree and add someone you know well. A name is enough to begin. Add a Hebrew name, birth year, life status, photograph, or source only when you know it. Mark the person private if they should stay off shared family surfaces.
4. Upload the first item
Open the archive and choose Add. Upload one photograph, recording, or document. Add a plain title, who or what it shows, and where it came from. Keep the original wording even if you also add a cleaner description.
5. Add the first date
Open Calendar and add a birthday, anniversary, yahrzeit, or other family date. Keep the Hebrew or civil source date exactly as the family knows it; Pinkas can display the corresponding calendar date without replacing the source.
A useful next five minutes
- Check one name, date, or caption against its source. If your plan includes invitations, ask a relative to review it.
- Check that private people and items have the visibility you intended.
- Add a source note: who knew this, which document shows it, or where the item came from.