Are Yizkor (Hazkarat Neshamot) prayers recited on Shavuot, and when?
Synopsis
The Mishnah Berurah records that Yizkor is said and Av HaRachamim is recited on the second day, and wherever 'Kol HaBechor' is read (which contains themes of charitable giving), Yizkor is said because it includes pledging tzedakah.
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