Sunday, May 31, 2015

Caption Contest!

On a previous trip to Africa, I announced a contest to provide a caption for a certain photograph. Here is the winner:


Right now I am back in Africa, leading another tour for Torah-in-Motion. I arrived early to give some other lectures and film some footage for a documentary that I am working on. Here's a photo from today, and I would like to invite you to submit a humorous caption to go with it:


More amazing pictures coming soon!

47 comments:

  1. A frum yid taking advantage of Kriah al yidei chayah bmakom mitzvah to obviate the issue of reading apikorsus
    or
    Kiddush hayashan al pi hariah

    KT

    ReplyDelete
  2. '... and so, if you eat this antelope, you'll be fleishigs for six hours, UNLESS...'

    ReplyDelete
  3. My rebbi thinks that even after a tiring day in kolel, I must continue to learn.

    ReplyDelete
  4. You see, you're the Namer, not that tiger.

    ReplyDelete
  5. I didn't know they did taxidermy....hey is that carl?!

    ReplyDelete
  6. "No, no, Simbahleh. Adam drank from the Tigris, not the tigress!"

    ReplyDelete
  7. "No, no no... I'm a bardelas!"

    ReplyDelete
  8. Look, here you are in my book. We are just photographers. There is no reason to bite
    us.

    ReplyDelete
  9. 'Sorry, but it looks like you'll be put into Cheirem too...'

    ReplyDelete
  10. "I'm not reading it, I'm not reading it - they paskened יהרג ואל יעבור"

    J.W.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Kollel all day is the only way for an ehlicher leopard. Let the hyenas do the hunting for us.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Hmmm....Should I bite the hand that writes about me?....

    ReplyDelete
  13. Been There Done ThatJune 1, 2015 at 7:02 AM

    "Oh no, he put me in his book! There goes my kids' shidduch prospects...."

    ReplyDelete
  14. "Wake me when you get to the last page"!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Another "Jews For Cheetahs" pushing his literature on me.

    ReplyDelete
  16. "Finally, an accurate biography! How long till they ban it?"

    ReplyDelete
  17. "Now at least I get why they ban his books"

    ReplyDelete
  18. "I'll have the giraffe; they are kosher, right?"

    ReplyDelete
  19. I would suggest the following caption: "Accept the true from whatever says it"

    (I mean the famous words of Rambam: "קבל אמת מפי אומרה", not sure my translation is good enough.)

    ReplyDelete
  20. "Hmm.....and here I was thinking I came from primates!"

    ReplyDelete
  21. "I am mentioned in the encyclopedia, therefore I am"

    Jake Shepherd

    ReplyDelete
  22. "A tiger?! Are you kidding me?"

    ReplyDelete
  23. "Bardelas? That's not me! I'm Acinonyx JEWbatus!"

    ReplyDelete
  24. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  25. Dear Rabbi Slifkin
    First of all, let me say that I hope your encounter with the cheetah was less dramatic than last year’s encounter with the leopard (and, therefore, injury free). I hope you and this year’s T-i-M group have as much fun as we did last year.
    As for a caption for the photo – how about – “and this is a picture of your zeidie Berl when he was just a little cub”
    Warmest regards
    Willy Kohn

    ReplyDelete
  26. "What a relief to see Rabbi Slifkin's take on the Gemara about me! According to Rabbi Meiselman, I was going to be pregnant for THREE YEARS!!!"

    ReplyDelete
  27. ....Should I eat the Gavra or his Cheftza?
    or
    "He may be more than 2 KiZaisim."
    or
    Nishtana Hatevah

    Libby Ba'Mizrach

    ReplyDelete
  28. Congratulations- R' Rakeffet referred to "Professor Slifkin" in a recent shiur. :-)

    ReplyDelete
  29. You used that photo in your book? But it makes me look so fat!

    ReplyDelete
  30. I"ll pass on the caption, but the photo needs more of the cheeta and less of you blocking it, and stretching yourself. Get a couch and put it on your lap. If it doesn't fit get a cub.

    ReplyDelete
  31. OK I see the resemblance. You win. I am not kosher.

    ReplyDelete
  32. Captions:
    1. Do I HAVE to read it? This is religious coercion!
    2. And you think people are going to pay for this book?
    3. Okay, I get it, I also appear IN the book!
    4. Seems interesting, but I prefer the cover!
    5. This is great! Can I convert to Judaism?

    ReplyDelete
  33. "Sure, I'll pose for a selfie!.......... Hey, that's not a cellphone!!"

    ReplyDelete
  34. 1) Interesting, but keep turning.
    2) When do you expect the ban to go in effect this time?
    3) I'm sorry, but I had left my reading glasses in my other suit, you will have to read it form me.
    4) I never learned to read and had always resorted to cheating in school, why do you think they call me cheetah?
    5) So, you want me to convince the rabbis not to ban this book?
    6) Did you write an edible version of this book?
    o

    ReplyDelete
  35. Marc Shapiro writes,

    In the original photo, Rabbi Slifkin's shirt is white, his cap is really a black Borsolino, his beard is untrimmed, his Tzitzis are out, and the animal in the picture as well as on the cover of the book is a Kosher animal-a cow.

    (from Changing the Ih-MOO-tih-ble)

    Libby Ba'Mizrach

    ReplyDelete
  36. 1) I would like to buy this book now, for once its banned the price will go up.
    2) Pen please, and to whom should I make this out to?
    3) Is there a money back guarantee in the case of a ban, or would I be charged an additional fee?
    4) Job well done, I take a 20% royalty fee for endorsements.
    5) Tell me Rabbi, am I or am I not an excellent ghost writer?
    o

    ReplyDelete
  37. Very nice. But why doesn't anyone ever bring me a good Tom Clancy?

    ReplyDelete
  38. Yes I can change my spots. I dare you to say otherwise.

    ReplyDelete
  39. (Inwardly chuckling). "If only this guy knew I'm actually a Chareidi."

    ReplyDelete
  40. "I can't.. I won't...must look away...must. Gosh I hope none of the other guys see me reading this Kefirah"

    ReplyDelete
  41. I'll have the yael with a side of shafan. They're over there by that rocky patch

    ReplyDelete

Comments for this blog are moderated. Please see this post about the comments policy for details. ANONYMOUS COMMENTS WILL NOT BE POSTED - please use either your real name or a pseudonym.

Have you not been receiving my latest posts?

This is for those who receive my posts via email and have not seen posts in the last few days. The reason is because I moved over to a new s...