Gilat married Naftali in 1999 when he was a law student at the Hebrew University. The couple moved to Jerusalem and then Beit Aryeh. With the rise of the startup company Cyota that was run by Naftali, the couple moved to New York. In New York, Gilat studied at the International Culinary Center and worked as a dessert chef at several restaurants. She then began living a religious lifestyle, following her husband.[6]
After four years in New York, the couple returned to Israel. Bennett opened an ice cream factory in Kfar Saba called Gilati, and sold it following the birth of their eldest son. Subsequently, she was certified at the Adler Institute as a parent counselor and sleep consultant, which are her current occupations.
The Bennett family lives in Ra'anana with their four children.[7][8] Their eldest son, Yonatan, is named after Yonatan Netanyahu and their youngest son, David Emmanuel, is named after Emmanuel Moreno, who served alongside Naftali Bennett in the special forces.[9]
In December 2021, Bennett caused a stir when she went on vacation abroad with her children, contrary to her husband's recommendation to the Israeli public not to fly abroad unnecessarily to prevent the penetration of the Omicron virus into Israel.[13]
In February 2022, she made an address at the International Women's Day ceremony in the Knesset and spoke about her self-fulfillment as a woman with a career and children.[14][15]