Johannesburg's main campus, in Glenhazel, was founded by Dayan Boruch Rapoport,[1][2] Rabbi Shmuel Moffson and Rabbi Larry Shain. it includes a full-time Yeshiva, headed by Rabbi Shimon Wolpe. Its Bet Midrash was established in 1990, and its Kollel, Toras Chaim, in 1996 which is currently headed by Rabbi Yechezkil Auerbach and Rabbi Yoel Smith. The campus also houses the Ma'ayan Binaseminary.
In other locations,[3] Ohr Somayach has a minyan in nearby Savoy Estate, while the Sandton branch (est 1991) under Rabbi Ze’ev Kraines, is a “Shtiebel-like” shul and Bet Midrash, and also houses a nursery school. The Shaarei Torah Primary School is based on the main campus. Ohr Somayach Cape Town is a community located in the heart of Sea Point. "Ohrsom" is the young adults' division with its own Shul in Glenhazel, as well as a satellite campus in Sandton. The Sunny Road Shul is an affiliated community, comprising mainly young families.
Yeshiva South Africa (YSA), headed by Rabbi Michael Olitzki, is based in its own Bet Midrash, and is a fully functioning Yeshiva with three learning sessions a day. Rabbi Shlomo Webber is the Mashgiach.
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