Behaalotecha-Torah portion-El Na Refa Na La-Rabbi Yakira
“There are prayers that are answered after a hundred years . . . there are prayers that are answered after ninety years . . . and there are prayers that are answered after seven days.”-Midrash Yalkut Hamachiri. When Miriam was punished with leporsy, for lashon hara, evil speech, Mosheh cried to G‑d, saying: “I beseech You, O G‑d, heal her now!”
praying for her healing, with five powerful words “EL NA REFA NA LA”