Under the initiative of Rabbi Jonathan Glass and with the support of the L.A. Pincus Foundation for Jewish Education in the Diaspora, the Cape Town Yeshiva – including the world’s first Torah MiTzion program – was established in 1994.

Cape Town is a warm, embracing, and diverse Jewish community. The community is very welcoming and close-knit, with strong relationships between the different segments of the community, Religious and secular Jews, Sephardim and Ashkenazim. Within this framework, the shlichim play a significant role, acting as a bridge to Israel and the world of Torah in a Religious-Zionist context.

The work of the shlichim in the community is diverse. They are involved in the various schools, Bnei Akiva, adoptive families, students, Torah study groups, and work with a wide range of age groups, including children, high school students, university students, and even older adults in the community.

The work is characterized by strengthening Jewish identity and bringing Jews closer to the Land of Israel through various activities, alongside supporting more religious families. Activities include lessons in schools, chavruta learning, hosting families during the week and on Shabbat, trips to Shabbatons and summer camps, and hadracha in Bnei Akiva.

Additionally, the shlichim organize projects and events throughout the year, such as community learning evenings, study sessions with families, and events in honor of the various Jewish holidays.

In 2014, Torah MiTzion organized a reunion for alumni and olim in Israel to mark the 20th anniversary of the Yeshiva in Cape Town.

The Kollel began under the leadership of Rabbi Jonathan Glass, and since then, seven other heads of the Kollel have served: Rabbi Yossi and Esther Slotnick (1998), Rabbi Rafi and Sari Wolf (1999), Rabbi Rafi and Avital Kadush (2000-2001), Rabbi Ori and Tova Einhorn (2002-2004), Rabbi Nachum z’l and Sarah Rom (2005-2007), Rabbi Moshe and Moriyah Ordman (2008-2010), Rabbi Eitan and Merav Ben David (2011-2012), and later, Rabbi Sam Thurgood, the head of the Morasha community.