For each guest, this would require significant extra effort. With this idea, we can understand why the sages left this invitation for guests despite its lack of application. There is a tremendous lesson from this statement, in terms of one's obligation for charity and kindness to others. These traits were expected to the extent where the host had to cheerily accommodate as many people as needed, despite the great effort involved. The lesson to be learned from this statement was so great that it was worthwhile to leave it in just for us to learn from it.
Charity is obviously important.
Anybody would tell you so. Ha Lachma Anya's call to alms, and may we merit the Haggadah's prayer that we should experience next year's Passover seder in Jerusalem. Ben Prero does not hail from, live in, attend school in, or have any form of relationship with the city of Atlanta. Both learn in Yeshivas Choftez Chaim, in Forest Hills, New York. You are invited to read more Passover articles.