Mazel Tov Ball 2007 December 24, 2007

How Does The Young, Single Jewish Community Celebrate Christmas?
The Mazel Tov Ball, of Course!

Ft. Lauderdale, FlLets face it, everything is closed on Christmas Eve, so whats a person to do? No, actually, whats a young, single Jewish person to do? That was the exact question Harry Baum had. Baum is the president of South Florida Single Living, a Jewish singles organization. His solution; produce the Mazel Tov Ball - a singles event for the Jewish community, where young Jewish singles can celebrate in their own way by getting together on this highly festive day of the year. That was 21 years ago. Since virtually everything is closed, and only a few restaurants are open, theres very little to do! I thought it would be nice to have an event to help take those holiday blues away, Baum said.

Baum was right. The first Mazel Tov Ball occured in 1986 and a couple of hundred people attended. The event caught on like hot cakes, no actually more like potato latkes, Baum said. Each year it has grown almost exponentially with Baum expecting two-thousand people in attendance, a big enough crowd for him to rent out entirely one of South Floridas hottest night clubs at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Gryphons -www.gryphon-club.com.

The Gryphon Nightclub is located in the heart of the entertainment complex at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The club ranks among the finest upscale and exclusive lounges and nightclubs in the country. It is known for its extraordinary and sexy d