The Vulcan Salute, made famous by Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock on the original Star Trek ... called the "kohane blessing," which uses a hand sign meant to resemble the Hebrew letter "shin ...

Who could forget Mr. Spock’s trademark hand sign on “Star Trek”? It turns out that the distinctive salute was based on the Hebrew letter shin. That’s the story behind the gesture ...

Years later, the sign became known to millions around the world as the salute in the “Star Trek” television and motion picture series in which Nimoy starred as Spock, the ultra-rational Vulcan ...

Nimoy said that as a boy he just imitated men making the sign during the priestly benediction ... below to see Nimoy discuss in depth how his Spock hand signal eventually came to life on the ...

"(W)orth noting is the new Vulcan Salute emoji (that's the Spock hand in layman's terms) that appears at the end of the gestures. This particular sign was added by Apple in iOS 8.3, but it was hidden ...

He continued: “On the other hand, my father’s Mr. Spock! Hello! That’s freaking ... Adam Nimoy will speak about and sign copies of his latest book, “The Most Human: Reconciling with ...