The Ritva wrote in his commentary on the Haggadah of Passover: "Therefore, the Creator commanded us to recount this miracle in every generation, and even if we are all wise and knowledgeable in all Torah, we are commanded to recount this with joy and gratitude, and whoever adds more to the recounting is praiseworthy." It is necessary to explain what difficulty the Ritva found in the simple words of the Haggadah, which led him to add to the main command to recount the Exodus from Egypt, that it should be done with joy and gratitude. It seems that he was challenged by the statement in the Haggadah: "Even if we are all wise, etc., we are commanded to recount the Exodus from Egypt." Because at first glance, what does it imply to us? Does it mean that since we are all wise, we are exempt from the obligation to recount the Exodus from Egypt, and that just as a knowledgeable student who is well-versed in the laws of Torah and Tefillin, and the like, does not exempt themselves from these commandments due to their knowledge, so there is no reason to exempt the wise from the obligation to recount the Exodus from Egypt.

Therefore, the Ritva explained that the statement in the Haggadah "we are commanded to recount, etc." is not about the main obligation, but about the way the obligation is fulfilled, which is to recount with joy and gratitude, meaning, out of desire and emotion, and not with coldness and laziness, seeking to exempt oneself from the obligation, thinking: "I am already wise and familiar with the matter of the Exodus from Egypt, why do I need to recount what is known, it is enough for me to recount just to fulfill my obligation." Therefore, the author of the Haggadah emphasizes: Even if you are wise and knowledgeable, etc., you are commanded to recount the Exodus from Egypt with enthusiasm and excitement, a recount that has taste and aroma. This is what the Ritva hinted at in his writing: "and whoever adds more to the recounting is praiseworthy," meaning, giving his recounting a special form and more importance than the simple interpretation, and the word "more" refers to the essence of the recounting, which increases in quality with taste and aroma, meaning that the recounting is praiseworthy.

To support this, the author of the Haggadah brings an example of the conditions of those who were reclining and recounting the Exodus from Egypt all that night, until their students came to remind them that it was time for the morning Shema recitation, which occurred due to their great desire for this recounting, and they were completely absorbed in it, so much so that they did not realize it was time for the morning Shema recitation, and their students had to remind them.