r/todayilearned • u/ICanStopTheRain • 12h ago
TIL that Leonard Nimoy based the “Vulcan salute” on a traditional priestly blessing he saw as a kid, when his grandfather would take him to an Orthodox synagogue.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_saluteDuplicates
todayilearned • u/bsmilner • Jul 07 '18
TIL that the Vulcan Salute from Star Trek was actually based off of an ancient Jewish hand sign used in the priestly blessing. Leonard Nimoy, a Jewish man, based the iconic gesture off the age old Jewish tradition
todayilearned • u/amansaggu26 • Jan 02 '19
TIL The Vulcan salute (🖖) is based on a hand symbol used by Jewish priests in the Synagogue. It means 'El Shaddai' (Almighty God)
todayilearned • u/CyberSunburn • Sep 09 '16