Binyomin Isseeman , Sofer 's rabbi in Lakewood , called the missing man a `` very normal , a very healthy boy . '' NEW : The missing man 's brother and the family are ` ` praying hard '' Aaron Sofer disappeared while hiking in the Jerusalem Forest . Police are searching in the forest and have found a friend who last saw him . Sofer , meanwhile , is a graduate student studying in Israel .
NEW : The missing man 's brother and the family are ` ` praying hard '' Aaron Sofer disappeared while hiking in the Jerusalem Forest . Police are searching in the forest and have found a friend who last saw him . Sofer , meanwhile , is a graduate student studying in Israel .