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Messianic Jewish congregations devote serious effort at presenting a rationale for taking Yom Kippur. Such as by the Emmanuel Messianic Jewish Congregation (Clarksville, Maryland, USA):
{{quote|For believers in Yeshua, both Jewish and non-Jewish, the observance of Yom Kippur can hold special significance. The repentance started at Rosh HaShanah comes to a culmination with atonement ten days later. As with the traditional Jewish community, those ten days (Yomim Nora'im) can take on spiritual meaning as we meditate on the meaning of the high holy days. Although there are not many customs directly relating to the ten days, the message could be applied to a believer's daily meditation at that time. Traditional readings from the book of Jonah, Hosea 14 and other pertinent passages can enhance one's appreciation of the season...Blessed be the Lord God, who has secured our salvation in Yeshua the Messiah! That is what Yom Kippur is all about for those who call on his name...<ref>{{cite web |publisher= godwithus.org |date=April 9, 2010 |title= Yom Kippur: A Practical Guide for Believers in Messiah (Emmanuel Messianic Jewish Congregation) |url=http://www.godwithus.org/holidays/yom_kippur_a_practical_guide_for_believers.html}}</ref>}}
 
Or that of Congregation Shma Yisrael (Rochester, New York, USA):
{{quote|...What’s with the goats? (See Leviticus 16)...The wilderness goat died, leaving the iniquities in the wilderness. Yeshua took our iniquities to Sheol. (Revelation 1:18.)...<ref>{{cite web |publisher= shemayisrael.org |date=April 9, 2010 |title= Teaching >> Messianic Teaching >> Holy Days >> Yom Kippur (Congregation Shma Yisrael) |url=http://www.shemayisrael.org/dnn/Teaching/MessianicTeaching/HolyDays/YomKippur/tabid/95/Default.aspx}}</ref>}}
 
==Sabbatarian churches==