Shlav Bet (Hebrew: שלב ב, English: Phase B) is an Israel Defense Forces recruitment track intended for Haredim over the age of 26 seeking to complete military service.
[1][2] Recruits undergo 2–3 weeks of basic training and then are integrated into various reserve units across Israel.
The training process includes strict prayer times, kosher meals, and daily Torah study.
An additional 4-week training course, intended to allow for Haredi reservists to serve in homeland defense units, was introduced in March 2024.
[5] In July 2024, Corporal Moti Raveh, a Haredi combat engineer and Magen David Adom paramedic serving with the Givati Brigade, was killed by a Hamas anti-tank missile which struck a bulldozer he was working on in southern Gaza.