\documentclass[12pt]{article}

\usepackage{ucs}   % package to add unicode support
\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}  % adding the UTF-8 encoding
 \usepackage{culmus}

% \usepackage[infoshow,loading]{tracefnt}
\usepackage[HE8,OT1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[english,hebrew]{babel}

\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{left=1in, right=1in, top=1in, bottom=1in}

\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
\setlength{\parskip}{6pt plus 1pt minus 1pt}

\newcommand{\etsection}[2]{%
 \begin{otherlanguage}{english}
  #1{\fontencoding{OT1}\fontfamily{cmr}% \fontseries{m}\fontshape{n}\selectfont
     #2}
 \end{otherlanguage}
}

\newcommand{\esection}[1]{\etsection{\section}{#1}}
\newcommand{\esubsection}[1]{\etsection{\subsection}{#1}}


\begin{document}


\begin{otherlanguage}{english}

\esection{Culmus Fonts with Nikud}

\fontencoding{OT1}\fontfamily{cmr}\selectfont
The following pages show \emph{nikud} variants of 
\textbf{Culmus} fonts in various familes and shapes.
Note that currently the technique used for Nikud works well only
 with \textsc{PostScript} and \emph{not} with PDF or \texttt{dvi}-viewers.
\end{otherlanguage}
\fontencoding{HE8}\selectfont
\newpage


\newcommand{\hiriqpoem}{
\begin{verse}
מַעֲשֶׂה שֶׁהָיָה בְּחִירִיק קָטָן
\\
שֶׁזָּכֹה לֹא זָכָה לַעֲמֹד כְּחָתָן
\\
בְּרָאשֵׁי אוֹתִיוֹת, לְעַטְּרָן וּלְקַשּׁטָן,
\\
כִּי שָׂמוּהוּ תָּמִיד, מַעֲשֵׂה שָׂטָן,
\\
רַק בְּתַחְתִּיתָן.
\end{verse}

נתן אלתרמן -- ספר התיבה המזמרת
\fontencoding{OT1}\fontfamily{cmr}
}

\newcommand{\FamSerShpFont}[3]{
  \fontencoding{HE8}\fontfamily{#1}\fontseries{#2}\fontshape{#3}\selectfont
}

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\esubsection{Normal #1}      {\FamSerShpFont{#1}{m}{n}  \hiriqpoem}
\esubsection{Bold #1}        {\FamSerShpFont{#1}{b}{n}  \hiriqpoem}
\esubsection{Italic #1}      {\FamSerShpFont{#1}{m}{it} \hiriqpoem}
\esubsection{Bold Italic #1} {\FamSerShpFont{#1}{b}{it} \hiriqpoem}
}

\esubsection{Frank Ruehl}
\FourSeriesShape{franknikud}

\esection{Miriam} 
\FourSeriesShape{miriamnikud}

\esection{Nachlieli} 
\FourSeriesShape{nachlielinikud}

\end{document}
