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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 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 held that same night. In addition, Matzo Ball and similar spellings are also used as the names for a . During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the organizing of the Matzo Ball and other Christmas Eve Jewish events . In 2020, the Matzo Ball transitioned late to an all-virtual, worldwide online speed dating format, while local Jewish community groups throughout the United States and Canada on the whole did not organize Christmas Eve events for 2020 (although some limited online substitutes were offered), nor did Tribester.com, which had purchased Matzo Ball competitor 'The Ball'. 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. Tribester.com postponed its event, while some, although not all, local Jewish community organizations nationwide reemerged with events on December 24 (or December 23 to avoid overlap with the Jewish sabbath beginning on the night of December 24). (en)
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