The search continues for missing Lakewood yeshiva bochur 23-year-old Aaron Sofer, who went missing on erev Shabbos in the Jerusalem Forest. He was hiking when a friend when he disappeared.

Persons involved in the ongoing search effort explain there are fears for his life at this stage of the operation. Ichud Hatzalah’s Aaron Getz explained “beginning with the start of Shabbos the search has been ongoing with police cooperation”.

Getz explains the rabbonim instructed Ichud Hatzalah and Zaka volunteers to continue the search during Shabbos.

Vehicles with loudspeakers traveled in frum areas during Shabbos to rule out that Sofer was not being hosted in someone’s home.

A search team member told Arutz Sheva: “We don’t know where he disappeared to. While we want to believe the he finished the forest path and went to one of the yeshivas or to an apartment somewhere, each passing hour that he doesn’t contact us raises the concern that he is unable to contact us,”

“There is definitely a fear for his life,” clarified the source. “Therefore, we ask for the help of the public.” Please say tehillim for Aaron Ben Chuldah.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem / Photo: Ichud Hatzalah Spokesman)