Are Long Payos Permitted ???

Parshas Hashavua-vort for parshas shemini

ראשיכם אל תפרעו - ולא תמתו (ויקרא י':ו')                         

Mori V’rabi Harav Hagaon R. Shlomo Miller Shlita, said:

 “A Kohen whose פיאות are longer than a few millimeters (more than 30 days growth)who enters the Bais Hamikdash  would be חייב מיתה. *.

פיאות are שערות הראש which require being cut once in 30 days”.

A Kohen Gadol had to cut his hair once a week and a king every day.

Their פיאות must have been even shorter. 

*רמב"ם ביאת  המקדש א' הל' ח

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The Giraffe זמר

 

The Giraffe is a kosher animal because it has split hoofs and chews its cud. Contrary to popular (childish) belief, the length of the neck does not impede the shechting process. In fact, the longer neck provides additional space, making shechting easier and more efficient. The גמרא חולין מ"ה says "כל הצואר כולו כשר לשחיטה" The whole neck is Kosher for Shechitah. The ריטב"א קידושין מ"ט ד"ה תשעה (and other ראשונים)  quote a חז"ל (which we don't have today)  The חזיר will be returned (להחזירו אלינו) to us and will become a Kosher animal. Shechting pigs can be tough because they don't have a clear neck like other animals. This makes it harder to find the right spot for the cut.