Like its parent institution, it focuses on educating baal teshuvas ("returnees" to Orthodox Judaism).
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.
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.