Mar­cia Falk is the author of three books of poems and sev­er­al high­ly acclaimed trans­la­tions of bib­li­cal and mod­ern poet­ry, includ­ing The Song of Songs: Love Lyrics from the Bible. The Days Between is the sequel to her ground­break­ing litur­gi­cal work, The Book of Bless­ings: New Jew­ish Prayers for Dai­ly Life, the Sab­bath, and the New Moon Fes­ti­val.