# Classes, Noach – Why did Hashem need to make a flood to punish?

From **Classes on the Parsha - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow** by R Chaim Wolosow.

- **Published:** Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:19:04 +0000
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This shiur explores why Hashem chose a flood to punish the generation of Noach, highlighting that the mabul was not just retribution but a means of purification. Drawing from Rashi and Chassidus, it explains how challenges serve to cleanse and elevate, not merely to destroy.

https://www.torahrecordings.com/classes/by_parsha/001_bereishis/002_noach/006