When Messianic Jews refer to the immersion of believers, they call it Messianic Mikvah, an act that has its origin in ancient Jewish practice. Calling the ritual Mikvah keeps it from being linked to acts of anti-Semitism or other negative issues associated with the Christian Church. The purpose of saying Mikvah rather than baptism is to emphasize the true Jewish roots of the faith and to keep these sacred act separate from the people who profaned the name of the Messiah by deeds contrary to His teaching. Cross Many Messianic Jews do not use the symbol of the cross. To Jewish people the cross calls up memories of persecution inflicted on them by people brandishing crosses and invoking Jesus' name.
Jewish believers prefer to focus on the real meaning of the cross.
Thus, they often refer to the place where the Messiah was sacrificed as the altar or execution stake.