בחדש השני בשבעה עשר יום לחדש ... נבקעו כל מעינות תהום רבה וארבות השמים נפתחו
Someone who does not know (or refuses to know) the truth could read about the commencement of the Flood as if it were a natural phenomenon that went awry and destroyed the world’s population. Nowhere does the Torah mention that Hashem choreographed everything that occurred. Indeed, during the destruction of Sodom and Amorah, the Torah writes that Hashem rained fire on the city. Why is Hashem’s Name not mentioned in connection with the Flood? It was the greatest and most devastating punishment in the history of mankind; everything was obliterated. Yet, we do not see Hashem’s hand. The Nesivos Shalom…