By Mark D. Zimmerman
MELVILLE, New York — Ozzy Osbourne, founder and lead singer of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, died last month at the age of 76.
After releasing eight albums with the band, Osbourne was fired because of his drug and alcohol problems, but he continued to perform world-wide, occasionally reuniting with Black Sabbath, including for his final concert in his hometown of Birmingham, England just weeks before his death.
Osbourne performed in Israel’s Hayarkon Park in 2010, headlining the Ozzfest concert, and again in Rishon LeZion in 2018. He and his wife Sharon supported Israel and ignored calls for entertainers to boycott performances there. Sharon, whose father was Jewish, said, “I’m half a Heeb. We play where we want to play. That’s it.”
Sharon and Ozzy starred in a reality show about their lives called The Osbournes on MTV along with their children Kelly and Jack. In 2002, on the New Year’s Eve episode of that show called My Big Fat Jewish Wedding, Sharon decided that she and Ozzy should renew their wedding vows in a Jewish ceremony. Ozzy was not thrilled with that idea until the officiant, Rabbi Michael Latz, did what?
A. He told Ozzy that instead of stomping on a glass at the end of the ceremony, he could stomp on a pile of CD’s made by Black Sabbath during the years that Ozzy was not recording with the group.
B. He explained to Ozzy that the name Black Sabbath has been used by rabbis for thousands of years to refer to the Saturday closest to the Tisha B’Av holiday which commemorates the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and other disasters in Jewish history. Said Ozzy, “Oh, so I’m not the only one whose history with Black Sabbath is problematic.”
C. Rabbi Latz told Ozzy that he would also officiate at the bar mitzvah of his son Jack and bat mitzvah of his daughter Kelly. Ozzy decided that this three-for-one deal was worth it so he went through with the wedding ceremony.
D. He gave Ozzy a kiddush cup with wine, stating that “in Judaism wine is a symbol of joy,” leading Ozzy to say “I like this guy.”
E. The rabbi held up a bat and bit off its head, saying to Ozzy, “You’re lucky that Sharon hired a Reform rabbi. No Orthodox rabbi could ever do this!”
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