How Emily Gellis tried taking down F-Factor with lies and fake allegations and almost succeeded

 

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Tanya Zuckerbrot is resurrecting F-Factor — and the product at the center of its scandal is coming back exactly as it was.

Six years after allegations that her fiber powders and bars made dozens of women sick ignited a social media war, lawsuits and a public fall from grace, the Manhattan dietitian is preparing to relaunch her brand by spring 2027.

“When we relaunch, I’m bringing back the F-Factor products people knew and loved. I continue to stand behind their formulations because they were developed based on sound nutritional science, and that foundation has not changed,” Zuckerbrot told The Post.

The 55-year-old plans to resume using the original signature powder formula — whey protein, partially hydrolyzed guar gum, stevia and monk fruit — from the same manufacturer.

“Why wouldn’t I?” she said. “The products have now been proven to be safe. I was so proud of this product.”

Zuckerbrot transformed the humble dietary staple into a wellness status symbol — and the foundation of a $40 million business.

A University of Michigan graduate with a master’s degree in nutrition from NYU, she built her reputation through a private Manhattan practice, advising clients on a high-fiber, high-protein approach to weight loss and chronic illness management.

Her mantra: “Fiber and protein at every meal makes losing weight no big deal.”

In summer 2020, New York fashion influencer Emily Gellis began sharing allegations that F-Factor products caused serious health problems, including gastrointestinal distress and hair loss.

The accusations erupted into an Instagram war, with Gellis — who had a history of crusading against brands — publishing more than 4,500 posts in 75 days, including claims that Zuckerbrot sent hundreds of people to the hospital, according to court documents.

Zuckerbrot denied the allegations and sued Gellis for defamation, claiming the alleged smear campaign caused F-Factor’s monthly revenue to plunge from more than $1 million to $90,000.

By 2023, the company had shuttered, leaving more than 20 employees out of work, according to Zuckerbrot.

The defamation case settled in October 2026, with Gellis agreeing to a public apology and $240,000 in payments.

Fast forward to today, Zuckerbrot is preparing to bring F-Factor back with some changes to how the products are presented and used.

The Silent Alliance: How Charedi and Arab politicians share the spoils of a state they reject

 

DIN: I have saying this for decades, that Charedim have zero "hakaras ha'toiv" and don't embody the character traits of Avraham Aveenu. When I say Charedim I mean their spiritual leaders. They do not recognize the State they live in yet demand equal representation. I believe the Israelis are catching on and are fed up. 

Below is an article by Jonathan Pollard who is able to articulate these thoughts in a way that only he can! 

Kol Ha'Kovod 

The opening of the 26th Knesset delivered a striking visual metaphor for the current state of Israeli coalition politics.

 As the strains of "Hatikvah" filled the plenum, United Torah Judaism (UTJ) MK Yaakov Asher stood in silence, matching the non-participation of Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas.

 While the image of a Haredi lawmaker and an Islamist politician joined in mutual refusal to sing the national anthem shocked many, it merely exposed a raw, uncomfortable truth: 

when it comes to the State of Israel, both sectors operate on an identical, highly transactional philosophy-withholding ideological allegiance while demanding maximum financial reward.

For decades, mainstream Israeli society has been told to respect the nuances of Haredi non-Zionism. Apologists explain that their j refusal to fully embrace the symbols of the state is rooted in deep theological convictions about the messianic era. But the spectacle at the Knesset opening strips away the theological cover, revealing what critics increasingly view as brazen hypocrisy.

The contradiction is impossible to ignore.

How can political factions consistently reject the foundational legitimacy of the Jewish state, refuse to stand for its anthem, and opt out of its existential burdens of civic and military service, while simultaneously utilizing their political leverage to extract billions in sector-specific funding? 

From this perspective, the strategy is less about religious preservation and more about political extortion-treating the state treasury as an open ledger to fund a society that chooses to live apart from the very state sustaining it.

In this regard, the line separating the anti-Zionist Arab parties from the non-Zionist Haredi parties has blurred. Both factions view the state through a purely instrumental lens. 

Arab lawmakers reject the definition of Israel as a Jewish state, viewing its national symbols as exclusionary, yet they pragmatically engage in the political process to secure budgets for their constituents.

 UTJ, while believing in the holiness of Eretz Yisrael and the Jewish right to it, operates on the exact same blueprint. The irony is stark: a sector that claims Jewish authenticity behaves no differently than the political factions it frequently labels as hostile to the state's identity.

When politicians are willing to govern, vote on national laws, and pocket state funds, they cannot simultaneously pretend to be above the state's symbolic identity. Standing silent during Hatikvah while actively participating in the distribution of its resources is not a principled theological stance. 

To a growing number of taxpayers who foot the bill and serve in the military, it looks like a cynical betrayal of the social contract- one where the rewards of citizenship are aggressively claimed, but the responsibilities and respect owed to the state are utterly denied.

Yet, pointing out this hypocrisy is not an attack on the Haredi people themselves, but rather an indictment of their blatantly extortionist leadership. 

Genuine hope for the future lies in the complete social and economic integration of the Haredi population into a broader Israeli society. A healthy, unified nation requires their full participation- including sharing the national burden through some form of national service of their choice.

For this critical integration to occur, however, Haredi constituents must ultimately reject their current political leadership.

For far too long, these religious politicians have brainwashed, de-educated and impoverished their own voters. True change will only come when ordinary Haredi citizens break free from this manufactured dependency, demand a modern education, join the workforce, and choose leaders who seek to build bridges with the state rather than exploit it

She Dreamed of Hollywood. Then She Sat at Their Shabbos Table.

 

Nachi Gordon sits down with Julia Blum, a singer, songwriter and Yale graduate who grew up performing in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, in a home where God simply wasn't part of the conversation. After a college interview left her unable to answer one question, "who are you?", a trip after graduation brought her to the Kotel and to a Shabbos table in the Old City, where one dropped platter changed the course of her life.

Julia shares what she found at Neve Yerushalayim, the choices she made about Shabbos, tznius and kol isha, why she stepped away from the stage for decades to be there for her kids, and what brought her back to music today.

Code Pink Yente Meets Fetterman in the halls of Congress

 

Can Gedolim make mistakes?

 

by EMAILIM BATORAH

פרשת תולדות

Mori V'Rabi, Harav Hagaon R. Shlomo Miller shlita, once quoted R. Shamshon Raphael Hirsch zt"l, who said:

"One of the lessons we learn from this week's פרשה, involving יצחק and עשיו, is that even a גדול can be mistaken, misled, and deceived."

R. Shlomo Miller shlita has often remarked:

"A גדול can make mistakes, and even when he does, he remains a גדול."

R. Shmuel Wosner zt"l writes: שו"ת שבט הלוי ח"י י"ג*

"On one occasion, when he met ר'איסר זלמן מלצר זצ"ל, he expressed his amazement at how the חזון איש זצ"ל could render decisions in matters of דיני נפשות (life-and-death questions) so quickly and yet be correct more than 90% of the time."

This remark is noteworthy. ר' איסר זלמן clearly regarded the חזון איש as possessing extraordinary judgment and insight. At the same time, he did not assume that the חזון איש was infallible. Even in the gravest decisions, he spoke of a 90% success rate, not 100%.

 

R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski zt"l was the undisputed גדול הדור.
(R. Michoel Ber Weissmandl regarded him as the משה רבינו of his generation.)

Nevertheless, he opposed the Mirrer Yeshivah's plan to travel through the Soviet Union to reach Japan.

The outcome is now part of Jewish history.

Ger Tzedek Responds to Antisemitic Comments: "I Consider It an Honor"

 

Bentzy, a Chassidic school bus driver in Brooklyn, responds to antisemitic comments on his social media posts with pride in his Jewish identity.

 Originally from Colorado, he embraced the heimishe lifestyle many years ago. Rather than being intimidated, he says he considers being targeted for being Jewish an honor and a privilege. 

Kol Hakavod!

She Was a Pro-Palestine Activist… Until ONE EMAIL Changed Her Life

 

Arab MKs Adopt the Satmar SHIT'ah and Walk Out During Hatikvah

 

Arab MKs Walk Out During Hatikvah

Arab MKs of the newly sworn-in 26th Knesset were seen leaving the plenum during the recitation of the national anthem, Hatikvah, in a blatant  sign of disrespect.

R Eli Stefansky Caves to Radical "Gedoilim" and will Establish a Vaad to monitor his AI Clips that explain the Gemarrah

 

I sincerely hope I am proven wrong about this, but I believe this may be the beginning of the end for Reb Eli's MDY Daf Yomi shiurim.

As we wrote on October 13, 2026, a group of jealous "gedolim" who cannot even attract a minyan to their own uninspiring boring shiurim publicly attacked Reb Eli, mocking him and even referring to him as "Stupensky."

Ironically, these same "gedolim" (small "g" intentionally) who complained that the shiur made a mockery of the Gemara had no problem making a mockery of the Maggid Shiur with the largest audience in the Torah world.

I am convinced that virtually none of the tens of thousands of people learning through MDY had any issue with the AI-generated clips. Yet as of this writing, Reb Eli has suspended the production of AI drawings and videos while establishing a Vaad to oversee future content.

As Reb Eli announced:

"MDY will be stepping back from producing such videos for now while we work to establish a Vaad familiar with the sensitivities of all communities to oversee future content."

Some of these clips were humorous, but their primary purpose was educational. They helped the hamon am gain a clearer understanding of the sugya being learned.

 Remember, participants are expected to cover an entire daf in under an hour. Most are working people with families and careers. Many had not opened a Gemara in years. Yet Reb Eli, through his approachable and engaging style, succeeded in drawing them in, keeping them interested, and inspiring them to continue learning day after day.

I have often argued that many Roshei Yeshiva are uncomfortable with knowledgeable baalei batim. A baal habayis who becomes a genuine talmid chacham challenges the traditional narrative that serious Torah scholarship belongs exclusively within the walls of the yeshiva.

The facts speak for themselves. Many of today's most successful disseminators of Torah are baalei batim. I challenge anyone to find a shul outside the yeshiva world where a baal habayis is not delivering a shiur, teaching a class, or sharing Torah regularly.

Some Roshei Yeshiva who routinely belittle baalei batim are now worried that their students may discover that it is entirely possible to earn a living and still become remarkably knowledgeable in Shas and Poskim. That realization threatens long-standing assumptions and established power structures.

This phenomena of degrading Baalei-Batim didn't start now, it goes back when I was learning in Bais Medrish, I remember the Mashgichim and the RY mocking Baalei-Batim during their mussar shmoozes, biting the hand that fed them, saying "if you don't keep up with the myriad sedarim, you will wind being a Baal Habooooos!" Looking back in retrospect, the Mashgichim and the Roshei Yeshiva were a bunch of cowardly hypocrites, because when it came to Yeshiva Dinners and Melaveh Malkas, they honored those very Baalei Batim! 

As a result, the campaign against Reb Eli has begun. The AI clips were merely the opening target. They were labeled "litzanus," and pressure was brought to bear until they were removed.

את חטאי אני מזכיר היום.

When learning difficult sugyos, particularly in Maseches Yevamos with its complex family relationships, I often struggle to keep track of the various connections. Reb Eli's illustrations and AI depictions transformed topics that seemed confusing into material that was easy to follow. I found the same to be true in Maseches Chullin, where the images significantly improved both my understanding and my ability to teach the material to others.

I am convinced this will not end here. Once they saw how easily they could pressure him into abandoning this valuable educational tool, they will continue chipping away at the unique style that made MDY so successful. Little by little, they will try to remove the creativity, humor, and accessibility until the shiur becomes just another bland presentation.

Those rabbanim who played a role in this should remember that they are accountable for the consequences of their actions.

עתיד ליתן דין וחשבון.

People constantly ask why we are losing our youth. Now it appears that some rabbinic leaders are doing their best to ensure we lose our adults as well.

Shame on them.

Mizrachi the Holocaust Denier tells Sneako that he would rather live near a Muslim Terrorist than Bibi Netanyahu

 

Mizrachi the "pilegesh" Rabbi, says he would rather live near those "who follow the Quran" than Bibi Netanyahu! 

Those who follow the Quran rape and murder Jews Mr Pilegesh!