9 Av 5728

Saturday, August 3, 1968 corresponds to 9 Av 5728 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.

The Torah portion for this week is Parashat Devarim (פָּרָשַׁת דְּבָרִים). The weekly Torah reading cycle divides the Five Books of Moses into portions read in synagogues each Shabbat.

Shabbat Chazon, Erev Tish’a B’Av fall on this date. Jewish holidays follow the Hebrew calendar and may shift on the Gregorian calendar from year to year.