Why “Been There, Done That” Has No Place at the Seder* It seems that they have it all--smarts, wisdom and understanding. In Sefer Devarim (1:13), when Moshe can’t do it alone, he is told to take אֲנָשִׁים חֲכָמִים וּנְבֹנִים, וִידֻעִים, “men of wisdom, understanding and knowledge” to help out. People with all of that on their side have the goods to make a just society. Furthermore, when God wanted to appoint artists to design the mishkan, these characteristics were also enough. We are told that God commanded to take Betsalel, because he was filled with בְּחָכְמָה וּבִתְבוּנָה וּבְדַעַת wisdom, understanding, and knowledge.” (Exodus 31:3) These types of people are ones that already know the ways of Hashem, know the purpose of mitzvot, and also know what is going to come in the next pasuk. (Avudraham). Their attendance at the Seder could possible be a disaster. I could just see trying to tell these people the story of Pesach. I could just imagine asking one of them to reci
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