Tel Aviv Actor Ben Adam Says He Wants Fatherhood, Equality and a Sensitive Modern Masculinity

Ben Adam, 37, a Tel Aviv-based actor, creator, media personality and activist, presents himself as a man who rejects macho culture and sees himself as a partner, not a “husband” in the old possessive sense. He says he believes in shared leadership, equality and mutual ability between men and women, and adds that his long-term dream is to become a father, even imagining himself as the parent who stays home with the children. "I have a 'male womb,'" he says, explaining that he very much wants that role.

Adam says fame did not change him and recalls that after performances he would go home, clean and do the dishes. In his late 20s he took a six-month solo trip through South and Central America, a period that deepened his self-understanding and led him toward activism, including speaking at protests and in the Knesset. He describes himself as a "new man, a sensitive man," meaning someone who talks openly about emotions and weaknesses while still keeping some traditional masculine behaviors, such as paying and offering protection.

In relationships, Adam says he wants a liberal, open-minded woman committed to peace, freedom, justice and equality, with kindness, humor, intelligence, depth and a spiritual or intellectual connection. He says physical beauty matters, but he prefers natural looks over heavy makeup, injections or surgery, and wants a partner with ambition and a vision for life. He also says he is attracted to women from fields like therapy, yoga, Pilates, writing and art, and wants someone ready for children in the coming years.

Adam says he has had long relationships and now feels more secure after years of uncertainty. He says love is built slowly, not in an instant, and defines it as friendship, honesty, romance, passion, intellectual attraction and shared laughter. He last had his heart broken a year ago, says he cried during the war whenever the phrase "released for publication" was heard, and adds that he speaks with both parents at least twice a day. Looking ahead, he sees himself in 10 years as a father, still working in theater, television, art and communication, and maybe even as a Knesset member.