And though Duolingo is the most popular language learning app worldwide, according to Statista, it’s not the only resource teens are using for Hebrew education.

Learning the Hebrew alphabet in kindergarten, as my children did, Jewish children become part of something much bigger.

Agulnik, like the other teens JTA spoke to, uses Duolingo not to start Hebrew learning from scratch, but rather to improve on existing knowledge from synagogue, Hebrew school or home.