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Annual Christmas Eve Jewish event in the US For the traditional Jewish food, see matzah ball . The Matzo Ball is an annual Christmas Eve nightlife event and party held in a number of major cities in the United States targeted primarily at young Jewish singles and organized by Mazel Events, LLC (previously the Society of Young Jewish Professionals). The name of the event is frequently styled as MatzoBall (with capitalization as Matzoball or matzoball ) or misspelled as Matzah Ball or MatzahBall . There are a number of competing social events in Jewish communities throughout the U.S. and Canada held that same night. In addition, Matzo Ball and similar spellings are also used as the names for a variety of other, unrelated Jewish community events in particular regions . During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States , the organizing of the Matzo Ball and other Christmas Eve Jewish events has been consistently in flux . In 2021, the Matzo Ball proceeded with in-person events in seven U.S. cities under the local government pandemic restrictions in place, in addition to a simultaneous online speed dating alternative that night. In 2022, the Matzo Ball was scheduled to be held in six cities, with video speed dating no longer offered. Improved pandemic conditions led to many communities returning to pre-pandemic event organizing, while others scheduled their events earlier in the month to correspond with the Hanukkah holiday beginning earlier in the week, and some traditional events did not return from pandemic hiatuses. Tribester again did not host a 'Tribal Ball' event. "It'll still be a (matzo) ball: The Matzoball, a popular Jewish singles event, goes virtual this Christmas Eve" .
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The Matzo Ball is an annual Christmas Eve nightlife event and party held in a number of major cities in the United States and Canada targeted primarily at young Jewish singles and organized by the Society of Young Jewish Professionals. The name of the event is frequently spelled MatzoBall or misspelled as Matzah Ball or MatzahBall . There are a number of competing social events in Jewish communities throughout the country held that same night. In addition, Matzo Ball and similar spellings are also used as the names for a variety of other, unrelated Jewish community events in particular regions .
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The Matzo Ball is an annual Christmas Eve nightlife event and party held in a number of major cities in the United States and Canada targeted primarily at young Jewish singles and organized by the Society of Young Jewish Professionals. The name of the event is frequently styled as MatzoBall or misspelled as Matzah Ball or MatzahBall .There are a number of competing social events in Jewish communities throughout the U.S. and Canada held that same night.In addition, Matzo Ball and similar spellings are also used as the names for a variety of other, unrelated Jewish community events in particular regions .Author Rabbi Joshua Plaut, Ph.D in his book A Kosher Christmas:'Tis the Season to Be Jewish (Rutgers University Press, 2012) discusses the Matzo Ball, singles parties and activities and a variety of Christmas Eve secular traditions, customs and rituals in which American Jews engage as a diversion, source of amusement and collegiality.
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The Matzo Ball is an annual Christmas Eve nightlife event and party held in a number of major cities in the United States and Canada targeted primarily at young Jewish singles and organized by the Society of Young Jewish Professionals. The name of the event is frequently styled as MatzoBall or misspelled as Matzah Ball or MatzahBall . There are a number of competing social events in Jewish communities throughout the U.S. and Canada held that same night. In addition, Matzo Ball and similar spellings are also used as the names for a variety of other, unrelated Jewish community events in particular regions .
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