• American yeshiva student missing in Jerusalem Forest since friday
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[quote] Less than 48 hours after being reported missing Friday evening in the Jerusalem Forest, helicopters, canines and hundreds of police officers and volunteers are scouring the area to search for 23-year-old American yeshiva student Aaron Sofer. According to police, Sofer, who is haredi and from Lakewood, New Jersey, had been hiking in the Beit Zayit area of the woods with a friend Friday morning when they reportedly became separated while navigating a steep incline. Concerned after not finding Sofer several hours later, the unidentified friend contacted police to file a missing person’s report, which has led to the intensive manhunt, as well as Sofer’s parents flying to Israel on Sunday to aid in the growing search. Asked if police suspect the Torah Academy student’s disappearance may be terrorist related, national spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said “all directions are being looked into.” “It’s not clear yet as to what has happened,” he said. “In the meantime, police have set up a command center at the foot of the forest to aid in the search.” [/quote] [url]http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Police-launch-intensive-manhunt-in-Jerusalem-Forest-for-missing-American-yeshiva-student-372151[/url]
Since I know someone's going to ask, yeshiva is the study of Jewish religious texts like the Torah and the Talmud. So basically middle-eastern Bible study. [quote]According to police, Sofer, who is haredi and from Lakewood, New Jersey, had been hiking in the Beit Zayit area of the woods with a friend Friday morning when they reportedly became separated while navigating a steep incline.[/quote] Ugh, hard to stay optimistic with a situation like this.
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