As the Rio Olympics open today, ReformJudaism.org sat down with our gold medalist, OSRUI alum Garrett Weber-Gale, to discuss his background, his Judaism, and his summer kehilah kedosha, OSRUI.
“Garrett Weber-Gale, who has broken four world and eight American swimming records, went home from the 2008 Beijing Olympics with two gold medals. Last year, the 30-year-old athlete from Wisconsin was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. A proud Reform Jew, Garrett received his Jewish education at Congregation Shalom in Milwaukee and at the Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute (OSRUI), a Reform summer camp in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, where he remembers spending five “idyllic” summers. Today he lives with his wife, Kara, in Austin, Texas, where he founded Athletic Foodie, a business that makes snacks specifically designed to help athletes perform at their best. ”
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