NEW : The missing man 's brother says the family are `` praying hard '' Sofer disappeared while hiking in the U.S. Department of State . Police are searching in the forest and have questioned a friend who last saw Aaron Sofer . Sofer , two months , is a Yeshiva student studying in New Jersey .
NEW : The missing man 's brother says the family are `` praying hard '' Aaron Sofer disappeared while hiking in the Jerusalem Forest . Police are searching in the forest and have questioned a friend who last saw Sofer . Sofer , 23 , is a Yeshiva student studying in Israel .