Noach In this week's parsha Hashem floods the whole world (except the land of Israel--Zevachim, 113b). The Mishna (Pirkei Avos, 5;2) states: "There were ten generations from Adam to Noach, to show how great was His patience, for every one of those generations provoked Him continually until he brought upon them the waters of the Flood." The Torah (6;13) tells us that Hashem flooded the world du…