Who said live long and prosper

A disclosure: Years ago, as a college student, I worked part-time at the National Yiddish Book Center, which is located on the campus of my alma mater, Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. I reached out to the Center, which explained that Nimoy started recording Jewish short stories, from Eastern Europe, in , for a radio show hosted by the Center. He funded another project to record Yiddish stories and distribute them to children. He will be missed.

He suggested the greeting from his childhood. Though most of us immediately recognize the salute as the Vulcan greeting, its true origin comes directly from the Torah.

It represents the Jewish Priestly blessing of the descendants of Aaron. As Jews, we are not to type, write or say the word for god — capitalized — unless in an in context blessing. The hand sign is done during the performance of the blessing by the Kohanim who stand at the front of the sanctuary and bless the congregation.

The words in the blessing itself are part of the Amidah, the daily prayers, but the sign we know as the Vulcan salute is only done when the Kohanim are called upon to stand before the congregation and recite them.

The lord spoke to Moses. Speak to Aaron and his sons this is how you bless the people of Israel, say to them; The Lord will bless you and protect you, the Lord will go kindly and graciously with you.

The Lord will bestow his favour upon you and grant you peace. Thus, they shall link my name with the people of Israel, and I will bless them. Though Jewish fans of Star Trek might be thrilled by the addition of something so deep in our culture, many of us have never seen the hand sign used in religious practice. When the Kohanim perform the blessing and show the salute, the congregation is meant to turn away. But neither Nimoy or I could help ourselves — we peeked.

The Spock actor recalled a time he attended synagogue and his father told him not to look when five or six men went to the Bima the raised platform at the front of a synagogue where readings are done and began shouting a blessing.

Years later, Nimoy would suggest this magical hand sign extend from his personal heritage to that of his character. Though Nimoy could flash the sign with ease, not every Vulcan could. Zachary Quinto allegedly had some trouble with the salute and did some Vulcan finger exercises while preparing for his most logical role.

Leonard Nimoy, the revered actor who created the role of Spock on Star Trek and carried out a prolific career in film , television, music and more passed away on Friday at the age of Though the original series of Star Trek , which premiered in , only ran for three short seasons its ratings, believe it or not, were terrible its fantastical adventures combined with its earnest humanity has earned it generations of loyal fans.

LLAP He will always be my hero. Live long and prosper. This is it folks, make the best of your time on this earth. This article includes content provided by Instagram.

We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. The actor, and the series that made him famous, had an indelible effect on fans. For some scientists at Nasa, the show inspired them to go where no man has gone before. To argue which has a greater impact would be illogical.

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