John Carrier

John Carrier found the Promised Life after a long journey from the Deep South to sunny Southern California, living all over the USA and in Israel at points in between. Born in East Texas to three generations of Southern Baptist ministers, but destined for another path, John was ordained as a Rabbi by the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at American Jewish University in Los Angeles, California.

Today John teaches about Judaism on YouTube and serves Jewish families and individuals in Burbank, California, as well as the broader community through his work with international service clubs, local interfaith partnerships, and CLAL-The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, where he is a Rabbis Without Borders Fellow.

John enjoys rollercoasters, scary movies, fine dining, extreme cooking, running marathons, stepping on Legos, and marveling and the genius in his own family: his wife and two young daughters at home, and his two grown sons from afar, mostly through text messages.