נורית's father is איל בן יעקב and her mother is תרצה כהנא. Her paternal grandfather was אבי בן יעקב and her paternal grandmother is שאולה ון דר הם. She has two brothers and three sisters, named ישי, ניר, מיכל, יעל and אפרת. She is the fourth oldest of the six children.