A Sermon on Parshat Miketz and Hanukah

Parshat Miketz is always read on Hanukah.The fact that this parsha is always read on Hanukah can not be a coincidence and must have some significance but it seems odd. The story of Miketz and the Message of Hanukah seem to be directly in opposition to each other. In Miketz we read how Yosef comes to Egypt as a slave and becomes the the vice-ruler of Pharoh. His insights on Pharoha's dream allows him to explain to Pharoah not only what will happen but more importantly what must be done to prevent massive starvation in Egypt. Yosef does not rebel against Egyptian civilization, he empowers it indeed he saves it. He ingratiates himself with the elite i.e. the priests and marries into the caste. He obviously uses them in the administration he set up as they are the literate caste. He is careful not to turn them into enemies and exempts them during the severe famine from the need to pay for their food. Yosef is the ultimate Golus Jew , who is an integral part of the establishment, he is the first one but certainly not the last such Jew.
The Rabbis teach the message of Hanukah as rejection of the values and practices of Greek Hellenistic civilization. The Hashmonaim are not impressed by the dominant civilization of their day. They rebel against the Hellenstic rulers and fight against Hellenistic Jews. The fact that Geek civilization was more advanced culturally and technologically than that of the Jewish civilization of the day did not impress the original Hashmonaim . It did of course influence the later Hasomonaim rulers. This brings us back to my original question, what is the connection between Parshat Miketz and Hanukah? The Hashmoanim rebelled against the dominant civilization of their day, Yosef did not he saved it. Perhaps the message is that they balance each other. We Jews learn from Hanukah that we must maintain our identity and remain loyal to the commandments of the Torah, however we can not be ethno-centric. We can and must learn from the achievements of the societies around us. Like Yosef we must address universal problems and work to find solutions. We need to be cautious because Yosefs efforts for Egypt were forgotten by those he saved but The Torah does not criticize what he did. Once again we learn that life is not simple and rarely are their simplistic solutions to complicated issues. We need to find the right balance and hope and pray that with G-d's help we will.