COLlive.com’s annual Purim Costume Contest concluded after weeks of voting on exciting and original entries that came in from around the world.
The annual COLlive Purim Costume Contest, where you get to show off your dress up and win prizes, was held this year solely on the online mobile photo and video sharing Instagram website.
Votes, in the form of “likes” on the photos, were tallied as of 12 am Thursday morning, April 7. Votes cast after that were not counted.
The prizes are sponsored by Sterling Electronics, your number one source for all electronic and housewares needs. Based in Crown Heights at 369 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213, Sterling has a great selection of home and office products.
First prize: $350 gift certificate to Sterling Electronics.
Second prize: $150 gift certificate to Sterling Electronics.
And the winners are….
First Place: Yossi and Ita Smoller, Crown Heights
Rock Paper Scissors
Second Place: Esther and BJ Sina, Brooklyn, NY
Chassidic couple
Third Place: Soro Brown, Liverpool, UK
Snack vending machine
Honorable mentions:
The Malamud family
Spaghetti
Gavriel and Rivky Markossian, Brazil
Antique Couple
Zevi Barnett, Crown Heights
Jet Pack Rider
Leah Berns, Etty Gratzman, Mushky Taichman, Crown Heights
Snapchat
Chaya, Rochel, Yehudis, Toby and Bayla, Chandler, AZ
Babushka Dolls
Shlomo and Rivka Galatz, Crown Heights
Mr and Mrs Potato Head
Yossi, Leah and baby Lev Schapiro, Crown Heights
Popcorn and Coke
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Whatever happened to being Esther Hamalka and Mordechai Hatzadik.
Those are the real Winners!!!!!
Girls you are all adorable….. Love you creativity….
kids dont have Instagram…….or at least they shouldn’t have!!!
And paper and scissors!- From your cousins in SD
Go bro zevi
Great costume!!! Your mom is super talented for making this costume;)
It’s hard if you don’t have social media bc then people don’t get a lot of votes
rock paper scissor shoot
original – surprised they’re just honorable mention.
Mazel Tov Soro
U looked really Gr8 xx
Love A Gita and U Benzion
Xxxx
Major epic costume!
Your awesome
Love your friend
best costume!!
Mazel Tov Yossi Smoller
For next year, only for kids and teens. Children are so upset adults win and they didn’t
Wow! I can’t believe that u got a mention! And go ur mother who worked hours opon hours on your costume!
go zevi barnett and the shapiros!!!!!!!!! u guys rocked
Maybe for next yr can it not be on social media because then everyone even those not on sm can vote
Yay Soro!!!! You look amazing and we know how much work you and tatty put into your costume. Kol Hakavod.