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Jewish Heritage Center with Greenwald Caterers

Princeton Marriott at Forrestal

Princeton, New Jersey, USA

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Princeton Marriott at Forrestal, from the operator's website
Photo from Jewish Heritage Center with Greenwald Caterers’s website.

A drive-to program at the Princeton Marriott at Forrestal run by the Jewish Heritage Center, an outreach organization from Queens and Long Island, with food by Greenwald Caterers. The site states the whole hotel is kosher for Pesach with shmura matzah only, non-gebrokts food, chassidishe shechita and a cholov yisroel dairy kitchen, and it has a full roster of speakers, shadchanim and children's programs.

Dates
Pesach 2026; exact dates not stated
Price
Price on request
Operator’s track record
Site says Isaac Greenwald of Greenwald Caterers has operated Pesach hotel programs for nearly 30 years, and the Jewish Heritage Center staff bring over 20 years of experience.
Whole hotel
The program takes over the whole hotel
Setting
Countryside
Languages
English
Contact
718-575-3100

Kashrut and standards

Taken from the operator’s own website. A dashed outline means the operator hasn’t said, not that the answer is no.

Supervision
Rabbi Eliezer Eidlitz (Rav Hamachshir), with Rabbi Yitzchak Gornish
Who it suits
Yeshivish / mainstream Orthodox (signaled by speaker lineup and shadchanim)

Who is the supervisor?

The names below come from the operator. Each links to a page of what public sources say, with the sources.

  • Rabbi Eliezer Eidlitz

    Answers kashrus questions for KosherQuest, the website of the Kosher Information Bureau; author of 'Is It Kosher?'

Worth asking the operator

  • Who signs the kashrut certificate for this program, and can I see this year’s certificate?
  • How many years has he supervised this operator’s Pesach programs, and this hotel in particular?
  • Does an agency or beth din stand behind the certificate, or is it his personal hechsher?
  • Is he in the hotel for the whole of Yom Tov, and how many mashgichim work under him?

Everyone named for kashrut supervision

Stated by the operator: Non-gebroktsStated by the operator: Cholov YisroelStated by the operator: Glatt meatNot stated, ask the operator: Pas YisroelStated by the operator: Shmura matzahNot stated, ask the operator: Separate swimmingNot stated, ask the operator: Kitniyot policy

Ask before you book

The operator’s website doesn’t state these. If any matter to you, get the answer in writing:

  • Pas Yisroel
  • Separate swimming
  • Kitniyot policy

Standards can change from year to year. Confirm with the operator and your own rav.

The hotel

About the building itself, all year round. The Pesach program is run by the operator, not the hotel.

Photo from Jewish Heritage Center with Greenwald Caterers’s website, number 1
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Address
100 College Road East, Princeton, New Jersey, 08540, United States
Brand
Marriott

Hotel details from © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 2026-10-03. Confirm with the hotel before you rely on them.

Ratings and reviews of the hotel

These are year-round guests rating the hotel, not Pesach guests rating the program. For the program, see the guest reviews further down.

Food

Served dinners by Greenwald Caterers with tea rooms and buffets, a coffee shop, grab-and-go kiosks, an Italian station and adults-only late-night themed food. Private seder rooms and private dining rooms on request.

Chef or caterer: Greenwald Caterers (Lakewood, NJ)

Stated by the operator: BuffetStated by the operator: Plated dinnersStated by the operator: Tea roomStated by the operator: Private seder availableStated by the operator: Named chef or catererStated by the operator: Special diets handled

Entertainment and activities

Stated by the operator: Concerts & live musicStated by the operator: Theme nights & partiesStated by the operator: Wine tasting

In the operator’s words: Catering by Greenwald Caterers, Daycare, day camp and teen activities, On-site shadchanim, Private seder and dining rooms available, Concerts and nightly entertainment.

Performers announced: Nissim Black, Moshe Tischler, Shlomo Reich

Speakers and scholars announced: Rav Daniel Yaakov Glatstein, Mrs. Chani Juravel, Rabbi Shlomo Landau, Rabbi Avi Slansky, Rabbi Moshe Meir Weiss, Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman, Nissim Black (concert), Moshe Tischler (concert), NACHAS (concert)

Kids and teens

Stated by the operator: Day campStated by the operator: Teen programStated by the operator: Babysitting or infant care

Daycare, day camp and teen programs led by Zezy Fuld. Children's dinners offered when adult dinner is late.

Price

Rates on request; rates include tax and service; 2,500 USD deposit per room

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Getting there

This program is in the New York (JFK) area, so there’s no flight to plan.

Newark (EWR) has nonstops from Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare, Toronto, London Heathrow, Paris (Charles de Gaulle and Orly) and Tel Aviv.

Nearly everyone drives from the New York, New Jersey or Philadelphia areas; guests flying in land at Newark or Philadelphia.

Routes come from each airport’s published route list, checked October 2026. Flight times are estimates from the distance. Airlines change schedules, so confirm before you book (route list we used).

From the airport

  • Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR): about 45 minutes by carThe closest major airport.
  • Philadelphia International Airport (PHL): about 60 minutes by carA second large airport to the southwest.

Driving instead

  • From Lakewood NJ: about 0.75 hours
  • From Philadelphia: about 1 hour
  • From New York City: about 1.25 hours
  • From Teaneck NJ: about 1.25 hours
  • From Monsey NY: about 1.5 hours
  • From Baltimore: about 2.5 hours
  • From Washington DC / Silver Spring: about 3.25 hours
  • From Boston: about 4.75 hours

Late April weather

Mild spring weather with days around 65°F (18°C) and nights near 44°F (7°C).

Good to know

  • You need a car; the hotel is in an office park a few miles from downtown Princeton.
  • Six Flags Great Adventure and Sesame Place are each about 35 to 40 minutes away, but spring hours are limited, so check which days they are open.
  • Eastern time zone.

The hotel on Google Maps

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Safety and travel advisories

What governments say about travel to this country. Nothing here is this site’s own judgment.

Safety information for the United States

The US State Department does not publish an advisory for its own country. Other governments do publish advice for visitors, and local police departments publish crime figures for their own cities.

This is the governments’ own wording, not a rating by this site. Israel’s National Security Council also publishes travel warnings for Israelis abroad. Ask the operator what security the program itself arranges, such as guards and entry checks.

Things to do near Princeton

Ideas for chol hamoed. Check opening times before you go; some places close or get very busy during the holiday.

  • Princeton University campus

    History, about 10 min away

    One of America's oldest universities, with stone Gothic buildings, a chapel and an art museum, all free to walk around.

    Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents

  • Delaware and Raritan Canal towpath

    Nature, about 10 min away

    A flat, tree-lined path beside an old canal for walking, biking and canoeing.

    Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents

  • Princeton Battlefield State Park

    History, about 15 min away

    Open fields where George Washington won a key battle in January 1777.

    Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents

  • Terhune Orchards

    Family, about 15 min away

    A family farm with barnyard animals, a farm store and trails.

    Good for kids, grandparents

  • Grounds For Sculpture

    City, about 20 min away

    A 42-acre park filled with hundreds of large outdoor sculptures, some of them life-size scenes you can step into.

    Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents

  • Washington Crossing State Park

    History, about 25 min away

    The spot where Washington's army crossed the icy Delaware River on Christmas night 1776.

    Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents

  • Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia

    Jewish heritage, about 60 min away

    A museum on Independence Mall covering more than 360 years of Jewish life in America.

    Good for teens, couples, grandparents

  • Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, Philadelphia

    History, about 60 min away

    The building where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed, with the Liberty Bell across the street.

    Good for kids, teens, couples, grandparents

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