Artem Dolgopyat won a gold medal for Israel, but he can’t get married there – The Washington Post

When the athlete landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Tuesday, the crowd not only waved flags and sprayed champagne. The welcomers also blew shofars, the traditional Jewish ram’s horn. Having Dolgopyat treated as a Jewish hero, one without a Jewish mother, could make him an emblem for a more expansive view of Judaism.