I DIDN'T KNOW THAT!

MR. SPOCK'S "VULCAN SALUTE" ON STAR TREK.

THE FAMOUS SPLIT-FINGERED VULCAN SALUTE USED BY LEONARD NIMOY AS MR. SPOCK ON THE CLASSIC TV SERIES HAS AN INTERESTING DERIVATION.

IT IS ACTUALLY INTENDED TO REPRESENT THE FIRST LETTER OF THE HEBREW WORD "SHALOM". THE LETTER IS "SHIN", PRONOUNCED "SHEEN".

AS A SMALL BOY, NIMOY OBSERVED HIS RABBI USING IT IN HIS BENEDICTION AND HE NEVER FORGOT IT. HE EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO ADD IT TO STAR TREK LORE.