Does Hezek Reiah define the obligation to build the wall, or is Hezek Reiah merely the background to this requirement, but the obligation stands on its own, independent of Hezek Reiah? A careful analysis of the Rishonim will establish the second approach. We will find a parallel from the answer of HaRav Moshe Soloveichik zatzal to the question of the exemption of women from the mitzva of tfillin.
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