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Leonard Nimoy, in "Leonard Nimoy's Oral History" (1:02:04–1:06:01). Yiddish Book Center (2013).
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So much later, I learned that this is the shape of the letter shin [{{hebrew|ש]]], Hebrew alphabet shin. Very interesting letter in the language. It's the first letter of the word Shaddai, the first letter in the word Shalom, the first letter in the word Shechinah, which is the name of the feminine aspect of God. ... People don't realize they're blessing each other with this! It's great.

— Leonard Nimoy on Vulcan salute

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "So much later, I learned that this is the shape of the letter shin [{{hebrew|ש]]], Hebrew alphabet shin. Very interesting letter in the language. It's the first letter of the word Shaddai, the first letter in the word Shalom, the first letter in the word Shechinah, which is the name of the feminine aspect of God. ... People don't realize they're blessing each other with this! It's great." in the context of "Leonard Nimoy, in "Leonard Nimoy's Oral History" (1:02:04–1:06:01). Yiddish Book Center (2013)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Simon Nimoy (March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015) was an American actor, film director, photographer, author, singer, and songwriter. He was known for his role as Mr. Spock of the Star Trek franchise, a character he portrayed in television and film from a pilot episode (shot in late 1964) to his final film performance (released in 2013).