Shemos 20:22 [1] introduces the building of the
altar with אם (“If you make an altar…”), implying that it’s an optional
mitzvah. However, Rashi [2] cites
R’ Ishmael who says that while אם in the Torah usually refers to an
optional action, this is one of three exceptions where אם really means
כאשר (“when”) and the mitzvah is obligatory. Why then does the Torah
describe building the altar with אם rather than כאשר?
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