Through so many years of teaching B'nai Mitzvah students,  I have come to understand that the Torah portion a child receives is never  by accident.  There is always a hidden message that so resonates with the child!  Recently, this  was reconfirmed for me with my student,  Yaffa,  during her Bat Mitzvah lesson.  

I knew Yaffa was one of the "Intuitive Children" as soon as I met her in third grade.  Of course by nature every child is  intuitive but I recognized the  deep compassion and sensitivity within her being,  how she was so drawn to all that is Sacred. As a seventh grader this is still who she is.   

As we were concluding her weekly Bat Mitzvah lesson  I asked if she had heard about her friend's accident.  The friend had fallen off a horse  three days earlier and was in the hospital.  Being so sensitive she was quite upset! No, she hadn't heard! 

I assured Yaffa  that her friend was healing and reminded her she could help with prayer, with  sending Healing Light. Her whole  face lit up with Joy that she could help in this manner as she is a child who understands and sees energy!  

At that point her internet went down and our online meeting was cut off.   As I waited for her to sign back on I glanced through her Torah portion.  A set of Hebrew words immediately jumped out at me!

As soon as Yaffa was back  I excitedly pointed the words out to her! "El Nah, Refah Na La!"  These were the words that Moses called out to G-d to heal his sister Miriam when she was struck with leprosy! Please G-d, Please Heal her!  

"These Hebrew words are so powerful, Yaffa!  They  are used to help people heal!  They are the same words on my healing  tambourine! You can use these words with your friend! "

 Yaffa shut her eyes to see the words. "Yes," she smiled with her eyes still closed,  "I see them! They have a glowing light around them! "   I answered still excited,  "Use them, Yaffa!  Put them on your friend's body!" 

 She kept smiling and nodded her head,  for she had already done so....

 I sat in awe afterwards  understanding that this child's prayer was truly helping her friend.  If  the internet hadn't gone off, I wouldn't have seen the healing words to give her.   And what are the chances she would even have this specific Torah portion, Beha'alotecha,  containing  the healing  words which she instinctively  knows how to use!    

 No, it is never an accident which Torah portion a child receives....