Nimoy explains origin on Vulcan greeting

Leonard Nimoy Explains Origin of Vulcan Greeting - YouTube

As part of the Yiddish Book Center Wexler Oral History Project, Leonard Nimoy explains the origin of the Vulcan hand signal used by Spock, ...

Nimoy Explains Origin of Vulcan Greeting - The New York Times

As part of the Yiddish Book Center Wexler Oral History Project, Leonard Nimoy explains the origin of the Vulcan hand signal used by Spock, ...

Nimoy explains origin on Vulcan greeting - YouTube

Spoke actor Leonard Nimoy inspires fans to do the greeting and quote his line, "Live long and prosper."

How Leonard Nimoy's Jewish Roots Inspired the Vulcan Salute

In 2012, StarTrek.com caught up with Nimoy to ask about the history behind the gesture and how it came to life on set. Inspired by a gesture he' ...

WATCH: Leonard Nimoy Explains the Jewish Origins of Spock's Salute

The actor who played the overly logical part-human, part-Vulcan Star Trek hero explains where he first encountered the famous gesture.

What is the origin of the Vulcan greeting hand gesture on 'Star Trek'?

The Vulcan salute was devised by actor Leonard Nimoy for the Star Trek second season opening episode, "Amok Time", in which Spock uses the ...

WATCH: Nimoy on Spock's salute | The Times of Israel

Leonard Nimoy, who played the overly logical part-human, part-Vulcan hero Spock on “Star Trek,” passed away Friday at the age of 83.

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TIL Leonard Nimoy created the Vulcan salute from his Jewish background, and he came up with the Vulcan neck pinch because he was tired of fight ...

Vulcan salute - Wikipedia

The blessing phrase "live long and prosper" (written by Theodore Sturgeon) is frequently spoken alongside it. Leonard Nimoy demonstrating the Vulcan salutation ...

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Leonard Nimoy originally got the idea for the V-shaped Vulcan hand greeting during a chanting ceremony in a synagogue when he was younger, ...

What is the significance of the way that Vulcans greet each other ...

Leonard Nimoy needed to flesh out his character & used his own Jewish heritage. The hand gesture is the Hebrew letter Shin, the 1st letter in ...

The history behind Leonard Nimoy's Vulcan salute - Quartz

Nimoy drew on his orthodox Jewish upbringing to invent the iconic hand gesture, and he wrote about the process of finding it in his memoir, I am ...

The Jewish roots of Leonard Nimoy and 'live long and prosper'

Leonard Nimoy first saw what became the famous Vulcan salute, “live long and prosper,” as a child, long before “Star Trek” even existed.

WATCH: Leonard Nimoy explains Spock's salute

The split-finger gesture represents the Hebrew letter shin. In the video below, Nimoy digs deeper into the salute's Jewish origins.

Leonard Nimoy Explains Origin of Vulcan Greeting - 13th Dimension

Leonard Nimoy Explains Origin of Vulcan Greeting ... Had anyone else been picked to play Mr. Spock, he wouldn't have greeted the same way. See the ...

The Jewish origins of the Vulcan salute

So when Leonard Nimoy had an idea for a Vulcan greeting, Roddenberry let him bring along a piece of his culture. Nimoy recounted the story of ...

Leonard Nimoy hand greeting: The Jewish explanation behind "live ...

In the video below, Nimoy describes the origin of his famous Star Trek hand greeting: The Jewish priestly blessing, or duchening. He'd already ...

Star Trek's Famous Vulcan Salute Has A Deeper Meaning That Truly ...

Unbeknownst to many, Leonard Nimoy invented the Vulcan salute in Star Trek as an expression of his Jewish heritage.

How Leonard Nimoy created the Vulcan salute - Far Out Magazine

Nimoy explained the origins of the Vulcan salute in his 1975 autobiography, reflecting on his own experiences as a child. Nimoy's grandfather ...

Leonard Nimoy explains the Jewish origin of the Vulcan greeting

As part of the Yiddish Book Center Wexler Oral History Project, Leonard Nimoy explains the origin of the Vulcan hand signal used by Spock, ...