Welcome to the Anafim digital resources: Vayikra

Dig into the tools and materials linked here as a supplement to lessons in your Zeraim books to help your students grow and flourish

Parshat Vayikra

  • Read what the Tosfot had to say about salt on Korbanot here.

  • Read more about the process and benefits of Lactofermentation here.

    Learn how to make your own pickles here.

  • Click here to learn how to make your own desalination device!

  • Learn about how and why Israel uses the desalination process to get most of it’s drinking water, here.

  • Ibn Ezra on Vayikra 2:13

  • Do a taste test with your students! Have them record what they are tasting, and its characteristics on this worksheet.

  • Find the answer in this article from the OU.

Parshat Tzav

  • Click here to watch a video on how Levonah is harvested.

  • Read more about Resin and the types of plants that produce it here.

Parshat Shemini

Parshat Tazria

  • Chizkuni on Vayikra 13:4

  • This chart can help your students keep track of their growth - both of their plants and their personal development.

  • The pictures on this ruler are for spacing seeds, but you can use it to measure the growth of your plants anyway!

  • Download and print this resource to teach about what can be composted in your garden.

Parshat Metzorah

  • Read the Rashi about how the bird, cedar wood, and hyssop used in the purification process of the metzorah, all have connections to lashon hara.

  • You can find some DIY bird feeder options here.

Parshat Achrei Mot

  • Click here for a Mitzvah Tree to fill out with your class

    Click here for an educator sample.

  • Play Mitzvah Bingo with your students! This game works exceptionally well for Early Childhood.

Parshat Kedoshim

  • Learn more about Kilayim here.

  • Click here to learn more about the Rambam’s psak on plant spacing in Eretz Yisrael.

  • Devarim 20:19

  • If you plant a fruit tree with your students, tag it with this Orlah tag so you remember when you planted it and know when you can eat from it!

  • Find fruit trees near you!

  • Use this chart to determine the age of trees.

Parshat Emor

  • Can your students identify the host plant for each of these butterflies? Can they identify which caterpillar becomes which butterfly?

  • Click here to find which plants help support your local pollinators.

Parshat Bechukotai

  • Learn more about Aquifers here.

  • Print this rain gauge for your garden to measure the rainfall.