The only Christians that would pray to Mary are Catholics, so the answer is no. Some Messianic Jews are Catholic, but this is rare. The majority of Messianic Jews are Protestant Evangelicals and pray as they do.
The main difference between Messianic Jews and other Jews is that Messianic Jews is a merger between evangelical Christianity with elements of Judaism. It is a new religion, developed in the 1960's.
No. Messianics, as a whole, are not regonised as Jews by the State of Israel. This includes those who were born to Jewish families but converted to Messianic Christianity. The Supreme Court of Israel has clarified that Messianic Judaism is a form of Christianity and as such Messianic Jews do not qualify for the Right of Return.
Ethnically Jewish people who are Christians or Messianic Jews. It is worth noting that most Jews consider Messianic Jews to be Christians.
Messianic Jews are not recognized as part of the Jewish community, but some of them do follow some Jewish rituals.
People who refer to themselves as "Messianic Jews" are Christians and therefore are Gentiles. As a Gentile, you don't have to become a Messianic as that's just another variant of Christianity.
answer:There are approximately 8,000 Messianics living throughout Israel. However, a true count is almost impossible as many Christian evangelical groups are now referring to themselves as Messianic Jews.answer:There are approximately 8,000 Messianic Jews known to be living throughout Israel. However, a true count is almost impossible for several reasons, INCLUDING THAT:Many Messianic Jews are considered to be Non-Messianic Jews by the Israeli government. [Supervisor's note: The Israeli government has no such designation as "not religious".]Many Patrilineal and even Matrilineal Jews are already not considered Jewish enough to be counted as Jews. Couple that and their Messianic Jewishness, and they are left all the more uncounted as Jewish. [Supervisor's note: Israel doesn't recognize ANY patrilineal Jews as Jewish]
Since Messianic Judaism is a form of Christianity, Messianic Jews raise no objections to the mainstream Christian arguments that all foods are permissible according to the New Testament. Some Messianic Jews eat kosher for personal reasons, but the majority of the movement is not so inclined.
Jews pray to God
Baptists are a specific Christian denomination. Messianic Jews can be adherents of any or no Christian denomination. Note that the consensus among most Jews is that Messianic Jews are actually to be considered as having relinquished Judaism. The primary difference between Baptists and Messianic Jews is that Baptists observe traditional Christian holidays such as Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost whereas Messianic Jews observe Jewish holidays such as Shabbat, Passover, and Rosh Hashanah, but they do so with a bent towards Christian interpretations of those holidays.
Yes, Messianic Jews do practice baptism. Baptism signifies a believer's identification with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, and it is usually done through immersion in water. It is seen as an important step of obedience and public declaration of faith in the Messianic Jewish community.
Jews pray to God.
Of course. They are Jews, they are Messianic and they are pioneers.