{"id":26866,"date":"2020-05-02T13:06:31","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T18:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=26866"},"modified":"2020-05-02T16:31:17","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T21:31:17","slug":"i-did-it-i-bought-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=26866","title":{"rendered":"I Did It! I Bought It!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/205002-Nimoy-Shekhina-iP-3168-w7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/205002-Nimoy-Shekhina-iP-3168-w7.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/205002-Nimoy-Shekhina-iP-3168-w7-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/205002-Nimoy-Shekhina-iP-3168-w7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/205002-Nimoy-Shekhina-iP-3168-w7-302x300.jpg 302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Leonard Nimoy&#8217;s Shekhina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to being an actor who is best know for playing Spock on <em>Star Trek<\/em>, Leonard Nimoy is also known for being a fine photographer. One of his best known photography exhibits was &#8220;Shekhina&#8221;, which also became a best selling book.  You can learn more about the exhibit and book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=26673\">here<\/a> and at the links below.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I was planning on buying a copy of <em>Shekhina<\/em> when Nimoy died but copies of his book shot up to $1,200 to $6,900, depending on the condition of the book.\u00c2\u00a0 That was way out of my price range. It is now five years later and prices have finally come back to normal. I spotted a good price at Amazon this spring and grabbed a copy. Five years is a long time to wait to buy a book!<\/p>\n<p>Copies in fair to like new condition now range from $50 to $300. <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2T4CVin\">Order here at Amazon<\/a> or at the Amazon link below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=26673\">Remembering Leonard Nimoy, The Photographer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/huc.edu\/research\/museums\/huc-jir-museum-new-york\/exhibition-archive\/leonard-nimoy-shekhina-photographs\">Hebrew Union College \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Shekhina Exhibit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/articles.chicagotribune.com\/2003-02-20\/features\/0302200104_1_star-trek-television-series-jewish-mystical-tradition\">Chicago Tribune article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/heroictimes.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/26\/art-book-of-the-day-shekhina-by-leonard-nimoy\/\"><em>Shekhina<\/em> book review<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/articles\/A19254-2004May11.html\">Washington Post article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Buy <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2T4CVin\"><em>Shekhina<\/em> at Amazon.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to being an actor who is best know for playing Spock on Star Trek, Leonard Nimoy is also known for being a fine photographer. 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