Yes Hollywood speaks Yiddish. The Jewish Story Behind Spock, Leonard Nimoy's Star Trek Character.

Yes, Leonard Nimoy speaks Yiddish.

Watch Leonard (Leyb) Nimoy tap into his Jewish roots to explain the Live Long and Prosper Jewish blessing behind the Volkan Salute , a hand-gesture he made famous through his role as Spock on in the Star Trek science fiction series.

This gesture is used to bestow blessings by the Cohanim called the Dukhanen, ברכת כהנים.

See more at very relevant and interesting The Yiddish Book Center Wexler Oral History Project.

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