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! 

Harav Hagoen Gedalia Axelrod Rules any one who supports a Government with Arabs are considered "Roidfim"

 

Hello Rav Landau/ Rav Hirsch are you listening???

Unusual ruling: Rabbi Gedalia Axelrod rules - "Party leaders who support the government with the Arabs have have a din of "roidfim"

A storm following the sharp opinion of Rabbi Gdalia Axelrod, who served as a judge in a Haifa court. In a letter he published, the rabbi states that any party that participates in the government relying on the support of the Arab parties, even through abstention in votes, bears the responsibility for endangering the security of the people Israel.

In the letter, the rabbi defines the party leaders as those who are subject to the law of "Roidfim," and warns against the danger that he believes such a move could put the people Israel in the country and around the world.

פסיקה חריגה: הרב גדליה אקסלרוד קובע - ״לראשי מפלגה שתתמוך בממשלה עם הערבים יש דין רודף״

סערה בעקבות גילוי דעת חריף של הרב גדליה אקסלרוד, שכיהן כאב בית דין בחיפה. במכתב שפרסם קובע הרב כי כל מפלגה שתשתתף בממשלה הנשענת על תמיכת המפלגות הערביות, גם באמצעות הימנעות בהצבעות, נושאת באחריות לסיכון ביטחונם של עם ישראל.

במכתב מגדיר הרב את ראשי המפלגה כמי שחל עליהם דין ״רודף״, ומזהיר מפני הסכנה שלדבריו מהלך כזה עלול להציב בפני עם ישראל בארץ ובעולם.

What is "Real Love" ... I guess this is real love!

 

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Trump's first call to Eizenkot goes from bad to worse

Huge Kiddush Hashem as THOUSANDS OF CHABAD SHLUCHIM GATHER FOR ANNUAL GROUP PHOTO IN BROOKLYN

 Thousands of Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries from around the world gathered Sunday morning outside 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, for the traditional group photo at the annual International Kinus HaShluchim. 

The gathering brings together rabbis representing more than 4,000 Jewish communities worldwide, celebrating their shared mission of strengthening Jewish life, education, and outreach across the globe.

 

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Is Iran fooling Trump to drag him until January for the New Congress to kick in?

 

Former Mossad Official: Iran May Soften Its Tone to Buy Time Until January

Sagiv Assulin, a former senior Mossad official, believes Iran may shift from threats to a more flexible diplomatic approach in the coming weeks.

According to Assulin, Tehran could seek negotiations to delay a potential US military strike until the new Congress takes office in January.

He warned that recent American military activity suggests preparations are continuing, with the next move depending on President Trump's decision.

Mystery Russian Military Plane Lands in Israel as Questions Swirl Over Secret Mission

 

Mystery Russian Military Plane Lands in Israel as Questions Swirl Over Secret Mission and Moscow’s Ties to Iran*

A Russian military aircraft used to transport senior officials and military personnel made an unusually rare landing at Ben Gurion Airport after flying directly from Chkalovsky Air Base near Moscow.

The aircraft, a Tupolev Tu-154M identified as RA-85042, belongs to the Russian Defense Ministry’s 223rd Flight Unit, which has been sanctioned by the United States over its involvement in transporting personnel and equipment linked to the Wagner mercenary group.

The mysterious visit comes amid sensitive regional developments. Russia maintains military forces in Syria, where Moscow and Jerusalem have historically coordinated to prevent accidental clashes. Russia also maintains strategic ties with Iran, whose senior security official Mohsen Rezaei recently visited Moscow for talks with President Vladimir Putin.

The aircraft's passengers, the purpose of its visit, and whether it carried senior Russian military or diplomatic officials remain unknown. According to Israel's Kan News, both the IDF and the Russian Embassy in Israel declined to comment, leaving the unusual flight shrouded in mystery.

HER ART PARTNER FROM GAZA INVADED HER OWN KIBBUTZ ON OCTOBER 7TH

 

HER ART PARTNER FROM GAZA INVADED HER OWN KIBBUTZ ON OCTOBER 7TH

Dr. Batia Holin is an Israeli agronomist living on a Kibbutz outside Gaza.

Dr. Holin loves photography. She got in touch with a young photographer inside Gaza who seemed to share her passion for peace, coexistence, and photography.

He would send her pictures of life in Gaza, and she sent him pictures of what life was like on the Israeli side of the fence.

He spoke to her of his love for peace and coexistence and wrote to her:

"I hope that this project will influence and improve understanding, quality of life and security on both sides of the fence."

Their collaborative photos appeared in Israel and around the world as a symbol of peace, hope, and coexistence. They were in touch almost daily.

On October 7th, Batya heard Hamas terrorists entering her Kibbutz. She hid in her safe room and suddenly got a call from her Gazan friend. H

e spoke to her and wanted to know where she was and if the IDF was there. That moment she realized that her friend from Gaza, who had spoken with her for years, was working with Hamas to try and have her and her family killed.

Batia immediately hung up. Later, she saw photos of the Gazan "peaceful" photographer injured, as he had participated in the October 7th massacre. Mahmoud was later confirmed to be one of the 300 men from Gaza who invaded Kibbutz Kfar Azza and participated in the worst massacre against Jews since the Holocaust.

If this is not the ultimate betrayal, then what is?

Tzipora Grodko Leaves the Popular Podcast "Stories of Hope"

 

After two years, over 100 episodes, and more than one million downloads, Tzipora Grodko is saying goodbye to Stories of Hope.

What started as a one-month experiment became a platform for stories of love, heartbreak, faith, and resilience. And through it all, Tzipora was navigating her own journey, often behind the scenes.

Now, in her final episode, she sits down with Nachi Gordon for her most personal conversation yet: why she's stepping away, what these two years have cost her, and what comes next.

Stories of Hope isn't ending. But an incredible chapter is coming to a close.

'62% of Israelis dissatisfied with election results'

 

JPPI poll finds that of 10 scenarios, only a government of Likud, Yashar, Beyachad and Yisrael Beytenu is not rejected by a majority of respondents. Opposition-bloc including haredi parties receives support of just 3%.

A majority of Israelis are dissatisfied with the election results, but the available options for forming a new government also face widespread public opposition.

The Israeli Society Index, conducted by the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) following the elections, found that of 10 possible coalition configurations examined, only one is not rejected by a majority of respondents: a government comprising Likud, Yashar, Beyachad and Yisrael Beytenu, which together hold 67 Knesset seats.

Even that option faces significant political obstacles, as it would require cooperation between Likud and parties that pledged before the elections not to join a government with it.

According to the November index, 51% of all Israelis and 57% of Jewish respondents would not rule out a coalition of the four parties. The proposed center-right government would exclude the haredi parties, Otzma Yehudit, Religious Zionism and the Arab parties. The survey did not examine who would lead such a government.

The findings also reveal widespread dissatisfaction with the election results. Nearly two-thirds of Israelis, 62%, said they were dissatisfied, compared with 33% who expressed satisfaction. Among Jewish respondents, dissatisfaction reached 73%, including 44% who were "not very satisfied" and 29% who were "not satisfied at all." Only 2% described themselves as "very satisfied."

The picture was reversed among Arab respondents, 75% of whom expressed satisfaction with the results, including 37% who said they were very satisfied. The results come against the backdrop of the Arab parties' record electoral strength and the outgoing coalition's loss of its Knesset majority.

Despite the differences in satisfaction levels, a large majority viewed the election as highly consequential. Seventy-five percent agreed that the vote was a pivotal event that would significantly affect the country's future, for better or worse. Meanwhile, 19% said the results would not substantially change their personal lives.

The difficulty in forming a new government stems from the fact that neither bloc has the numbers to establish a coalition while honoring all its pre-election commitments.

It's official: Eisenkot receives mandate to form Israel’s next government

 

On Sunday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog tasked Yashar! party leader Gadi Eiskenot with forming a government. The ceremony took place at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem.

"Upon receiving the official results of the elections for the 26th Knesset, I set about fulfilling the task assigned to me by Section 7 of Basic Law: The Government, and held consultations with the representatives of all the factions elected to the Knesset," Herzog began. "These conversations were conducted with openness, candor, and transparency, and they represented the essential nature of the democratic process."

"They also brought to the surface the disputes, the painful points, and of course, the multitude of voices within Israeli society and politics. They were frank and pointed conversations, addressing the most important issues of this time. And they reminded us all that every citizen of Israel has an equal voice, from every side, every view, every way of life, and every faith. I once again thank all the faction representatives who took part in the consultations."

He added, "As I noted at the conclusion of the consultations on Thursday evening, the representatives of factions totaling sixty-seven members elected to the 26th Knesset recommended Yashar Leader Gadi Eisenkot to receive the mandate, while the representatives of factions totaling forty-six members of Knesset recommended the Prime Minister and Likud Leader, Benjamin Netanyahu. The representatives of one faction of seven members of Knesset chose to refrain from recommending any candidate."

"In light of this, and following talks I have held with various figures in recent days, it is therefore evident that Mr. Eisenkot has received the clear and unequivocal support of a majority of Members of Knesset on the most central question: who has the better chance of forming the next government that will win the confidence of the Knesset.

"Therefore, by virtue of my authority under Basic Law: The Government, I have decided to task the Leader of the Yashar party, Lieutenant General (res.) Gadi Eisenkot, with forming a government."

Herzog emphasized, "I am well aware that Likud is the largest faction in the incoming Knesset. I noted this during the consultations as well. However, both on the basis of the facts I have set out, and on the basis of clear precedents set by my predecessors, who in several cases tasked the leader of a party that was not the largest with forming the government, I have decided, as I said, to task Gadi Eisenkot with forming a government."