Shlav Bet
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. The program is managed by the IDF's Haredi Military Administration.[1][2]
Training
[edit]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.[3][4]
Israel-Hamas War
[edit]Since the October 7th massacre, 600 Haredim have enlisted through the Shlav Bet program.[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. He was the first Shlav Bet recruit killed during the war.[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "שלב ב' 02". M-O-D (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "שלב ב׳". צו השעה (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "תוכנית שלב ב' לגיוס חרדים: לא מעט אנשים זלזלו, כעת מבינים את המשמעות". www.inn.co.il. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ גרינווד, חנן. "לראשונה: עשרות חרדים יעברו טירונות קרבית מקוצרת". www.israelhayom.co.il. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "החרדים לא מתגייסים לצה"ל? אלו הנתונים המפתיעים שנחשפו". Ice (in Hebrew). 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ בלומנטל, איתי. "רב"ט במילואים מוטי רווה נפל בקרב בדרום רצועת עזה". כאן | תאגיד השידור הישראלי (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "Mourning MDA personnel we have lost". AFMDA. Retrieved 2025-02-14.