The Bais Lechem Yehuda quotes
the R. Chaim Vital that the אריז"ל cut his פאות at the point where
the beard starts. (mandible connects with skull - mid ear)
The אריז"ל held, פאות longer than this shiur are just simply hair and not פיאות. According to
the Zohar*, The פאות
(hair) should not rest on or be
mixed with the beard. They should be placed behind the ears.
מנהג חב"ד follows the אריז"ל and cut their פאות
short for this reason.
There are others who explain
the אריז"ל differently and claim that one may
have the length of the פיאות up to the bottom
of the chin. (not longer)
Many Chasidim grow their פיאות and never cut
them based on the Mechaber's Loshon in Shulchan Aruch לא תגע בו יד.
Even though it's clear from the Bais Yosef on
the Tur that he is not referring on the length of the פאות.
*נשא דף קל"א
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