Yairah Amit (Hebrew: יַעֲרָה עָמִית; born 19 October 1941 in Tel Aviv[1]) is an Israeli biblical scholar.

[5] Words, Ideas, Worlds: Biblical Essays in Honour of Yairah Amit (ISBN 1-90753-450-4) included contributions from Athalya Brenner, Cheryl Exum, and Yael Feldman.

[6][7] Yaira Amit's academic pursuits were also combined with public activities related to the Bible and its teachings.

She was a partner in establishing the bulletin for Bible teachers in public schools: "On the agenda", she served as a member of the steering team of the Department of the Bible and Israel Sources of the President's House , serves as a member of various academic councils, and more, and is also one of the members of the public board of the National Library.

Between 1998-2003 she served as the chairman of the program committee and was responsible for the production of the new curriculum in the Bible for the state education system from Kindergarten to 12th grade, known as the "Curriculum 5633" and serves the system to this day (2008).