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About Us: JEA Photos 2004
Behrman House "Carpe Diem"
Caption Contest
Enter to win a limited edition Behrman House Lion.
(After all, our logo has no ichthyological connection. )
This is an actual photo of carp being fed at Lake Mead, NV. Use your imagination, and your best comedic skills, to write a caption for the photo, and give the name of the Behrman House book in which it belongs (real or imaginary). You could win a limited edition Behrman House stuffed lion.
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| Sample Answers |
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Behrman House Book |
| A dot above the letter makes the sound "oh." |
Shalom Uvrachah |
| To create gefilte fish your guests won’t soon forget, combine 1/2 pound of whitefish, 1/2 pound of pike, and 50-60 live carp. |
Tradition |
| Our tradition teaches that all of God’s creatures, from the smallest insect to the mightiest elephant, deserves kavod—care and respect. Except, of course, for carp. They are disgusting. |
Partners With God |
Download the entry form (PDF)
Winning Captions
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Fred Nathan
Solomon Schechter Academy of Dallas
Dallas, TX
How many times do I have to tell you to raise your fins before carping?
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Foster Kawaler
Congregation Agudath Achim
Shreveport, LA
Okay, Moses, you can put the sea back now. Moses? Moses?!
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Laurie Farber
Hochberg Solomon Schechter
Miami, FL
Another high holiday, and someone took my seat, again!
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Barry Gruber
Temple Beth El
Rochester, NY
The news that the Dept. of the Interior is considering placing the ram on
the list of endangered species has sent Jewish leaders scurrying to find a
more prolific species out of which to create shofars. Above, a group of
auditioning carp show off their Tekiah Gedolah to the Chief Rabbi of
Israel.
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